Good evening.
I'd like to invite you to enter with me into the examine and review our day with God.
I will lead you through the meditation and after each step will give you time to reflect.
First take a deep breath from the nose and release slowly through the mouth and pause.
Relax your body and ask God to be with you.
Imagine God sitting across the table from you.
Perhaps you are sharing a coffee.
Allow yourself to enter into the presence of God.
Remember,
This is a conversation with God.
It is a time for you to reflect on your day and recall the times and places where God was present.
Take another deep breath from the nose and release slowly through the mouth and pause.
Call to mind three things from today that you are grateful for.
They don't have to be big things,
Just anything that blessed your day.
Call each to mind one by one and savor them.
Ask God for the blessings.
Now let us reflect on your whole day from start to finish from your waking up to the end of your day.
Try to notice the times and places where God has been.
Where did you accept God's invitation to be gracious,
Grateful and loving?
Where did you turn away from it?
Bring to mind specific people,
Places and events.
Take another deep breath from the nose and release slowly through the mouth and pause.
Let us start from your waking up this morning.
What was it like?
Were you awakened by the alarm clock or did you wake up by yourself?
What were your first thoughts?
Were you rushed?
Calm?
What was the beginning of your day like?
Where was God?
Now reflect on the rest of your morning.
What did you do?
Where did you notice God?
In what people,
Places or events did you encounter God?
Take your time and just notice.
Now let us move on to the middle of your day around lunchtime.
What was that time of day like?
As you review this part of your day,
What did you notice?
Where was God?
What was that time of day like?
Now we are into the afternoon.
What happened?
Whom did you speak with?
What did you do?
Where did you encounter God?
What did you do?
What did you do?
As you reflect on the evening hours and the end of your day,
Reflect on what happened.
Where was God present to you?
How did you respond to God?
What did you do?
What did you do?
Now take a deep breath from the nose and release slowly through the mouth and pause.
As you look back on your day with God,
You may have remembered things that you regret.
Since none of us are perfect,
Give yourself grace.
Remember those sins and regrets now and bring them to God.
If you have harmed another,
Reach out to them as soon as possible and ask them for forgiveness.
But for now,
Just ask God for forgiveness and the grace to do better.
Now take another deep breath from the nose and release slowly through the mouth and pause.
Call to mind what came up in your examen that was especially meaningful.
Just bring it to God.
Maybe you want to say something to God about it.
What does God have to say to you?
What does God have to say to you?
Now take a deep breath from the nose and release slowly through the mouth and pause.
Ask for the grace to see God tomorrow.
Amen.
