Evening Practices

Before you go to bed, carve out 10 minutes to pray through the prayer of Examen — a prayerful reflection which enables you to review the day gone by and to look with anticipation and motivation towards the day to come.

Use these four simple steps to frame your time:

Replay the day in order to recognise your emotions and God’s presence with you.

Rejoice in all the good things of the day and where you saw God at work.

Repent of the ways in which you did not follow Jesus wholeheartedly.

Resolve to surrender and live for Jesus tomorrow.

What do I pray about?

The answer is: everything that's happened to you today. You might feel like your everyday life is dreary and same old, same old. It isn't. Daily life is rich and meaningful. Every encounter, every challenge, every disappointment, and every delight is a place where God can be found.

Examine can help us be aware of moments we might easily pass by as insignificant at first. These moments can give direction for our lives.