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the examine is a simple but powerful
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technique of prayerful reflection
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experience alone does not teach us much
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it is when we reflect on our experience
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that we rarely begin to learn the
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examine is a practice developed by Saint
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Ignatius of Loyola around five hundred
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years ago it can help us see God's hand
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at work in our daily lives experience it
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is a simple prayer that has the capacity
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to transform our lives by helping us
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become more aware it is best prayed
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step one become aware of God's presence
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find a place where you can spend some
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take a few quiet slow breath
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quiet your mind and calm your body and
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gently relax into an awareness of God's
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presence imagine God welcoming you
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step two review the day with gratitude
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take some time to think back over the
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day that has just passed ask God to show
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you the days for God's eyes in the
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presence of God review the day with
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gratitude gratitude is the foundation of
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our relationship with God notice any
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joys and delights focus on the days gift
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look at the work you did the people you
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interacted with what did you receive
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from these people what did you give them
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pay attention to small thing the three
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q8 the sights you saw and other
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seemingly small pleasure guard is in the
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detail step 3 review the day again and
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notice your feelings notice moments when
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you felt fully a liar times when you
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felt at peace joyful happy comforted
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whole connected challenged your best
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self those moments in which you felt
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close to God allow some of these moments
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to come to mind these are times of
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consolation choose the moment for which
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you feel most grateful and stay with it
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savor it notice how God might be drawing
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you to more of those kind of experiences
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take some time to give thanks to God now
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remember anything for which you are less
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grateful experiences that cause you to
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feel drained of energy frustrated
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alone isolated unaccepted fragmented
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less than your best self bring these
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memories before God and ask God to bring
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you the healing you need
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step four choose one feature of the day
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choose one feature of the day and use it
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in your prayer ask the Holy Spirit to
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direct you to something during the day
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that God thinks is particularly
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important it may involve a feeling
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positive or negative it may be a
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significant to encounter with another
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person or a visitor moment of pleasure
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or P it may be something that seems
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rather insignificant look at pray about
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it allow the prayer to arise
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spontaneously from your heart where the
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intercession pray repentance or
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step 5 look forward to tomorrow with
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who caught you tomorrow ask God to give
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you light for tomorrow's challenges pay
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attention to the feelings that surface
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as you survey what's coming up
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are you doubtful cheerful apprehensive
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full of delighted anticipation allow
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these feelings to turn into prayer what
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gift do you think you might particularly
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need for tomorrow strength energy
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patience courage ask for that gift
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the more you practice the exam the
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easier and clearer it will become
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shedding light on the path God has laid
