Saturday 6 July 2024

Welcome to the Saturday Examen. Begin today by noticing all that is around you… any people… animals or trees… sounds around you… all of these are symbols of God’s creative hand at work. Spend some time with your own breathing… just notice that God is providing this in real time… your breath is a handiwork of God’s love… Today, we will take a line of scripture from each day of passages we have heard this week. Don’t worry if you haven’t prayed every day (or even any day!), it's about listening to what draws you in this moment. ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’ ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’ ‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.’ “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.’ What is staying with you after hearing these lines of scripture? Allow yourself some time to weigh your responses… Has anything this week drawn you towards a feeling of lightness, or fullness of life? Has anything led you to feel heavy, or uneasy in some way? Bring these to the Lord. Looking ahead, what might you need from the Lord as we step into a new week? Ask for whatever you feel will help you, and listen for God’s response. 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.