The Feast of St Barnabas | Saturday 11 June 2022

Welcome to the Saturday Examen.

Prepare yourself for prayer today by focussing on your breath…take a few deep breaths in…and then a few releasing breaths out. Notice how the change in breath brings stillness and an awareness of God’s presence.

Cast your mind back over the week… we have heard the commandment to nurture, been reminded of our light, experienced unimaginable faith, met God in many faces and listened for our own sending.

Is there a particular moment God is drawing you to remember? Notice what rises to the surface naturally… allow the moment to reveal itself …

Do you notice any tensions, lack of understanding or frustration? Allow these moments to be witnessed…

Where, in the prayer journey of the week, have you found an opening of the heart or sense of revelation or relationship? Again, notice what arises naturally…

Today we celebrate St Barnabas, a courageous and compassionate leader of the early church. His name means the ‘encourager’. Where might you appreciate encouragement in your life?

Looking forward, ask God for what you need, to find movement in your prayer life and practice.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.