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Sleeping with Bread The Prayer of Examen

What is a Spiritual Practice?. A spiritual practice is a way of reminding yourself of God's presence in your lifeIt can also be a way to seek God's guidanceThere are individual and group practices, many can be bothAll spiritual practices can and should be adapted to your own needsLet us test an

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Sleeping with Bread The Prayer of Examen

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    1. Sleeping with Bread The Prayer of Examen

    2. What is a Spiritual Practice? A spiritual practice is a way of reminding yourself of Gods presence in your life It can also be a way to seek Gods guidance There are individual and group practices, many can be both All spiritual practices can and should be adapted to your own needs Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. (Lamentations 3:40)

    3. The Prayer of Examen First developed by St. Ignatius as a process for discernment Still used regularly in many Catholic orders, especially the Jesuits There are many variations and adaptations used today

    4. Sleeping with Bread This book is a good general introduction to the Prayer of Examen The authors lead many retreats on spiritual guidance and gifts The book explains the use of the prayer and ways to adapt it to your needs

    5. The Questions In the Prayer of Examen you ask yourself/ each other two questions. For what moment today am I most grateful? For what moment today am I least grateful? You can vary the wording of the questions to suit your family (suggested list on pg. 7) Answer the questions individually either by speaking aloud to your family or writing in a journal

    6. The Setting It is important to set aside a specific time or place for the prayer. Suggestions: Dinner table Part of bedtime routine Sunday evening It can be helpful to have a special object to help everyone center themselves, or to remind you of Gods presence Suggestions: A candle A sculpture or other inspiring art piece

    7. Tips Try to keep the practice as consistent as possible. Listening to each other is more important than sharinglet each person speaking without interruption. If you start to notice a pattern in someones reflections, tell them about it.

    8. Discussion Have you ever used this practice or something like it? What was helpful? How do you currently set time aside for worship at home?

    9. Questions?

    10. Other Resources Childrens books and Bibles can be very helpful in answering some of the difficult questions that children have about God. Westminster owns several childrens books on various topics, if you want to look through them. Kathleen and Alex can also help you to find good resources for childrens spiritual growth.

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