Saturday 31 December 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 love, experienced the fear of a family, been confirmed by the faith of an old man, the wonder of God made Man, the nurturing care of an ordinary life.

The Octave of Christmas teaches us so much about Love. On his day Stephen taught us that Love is for others; on his, John told us that there is nothing else. We learn that Love is feared by Power and that, in fear, Power will try to defeat it. Yet Love prevails.

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 and shared…

Where, in the prayer journey of the week, have you found an opening of the heart or sense of revelation or relationship? Is there something you may carry into the New Year? Again, notice what arises naturally…

Looking forward, what would you like to ask God for, 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.