Friday, April 4, 2025
The practice of Daily Examen is an opportunity to review your day and become aware of God’s presence in your life. It helps develop gratitude and forgiveness and cultivates a connection with the Lord. You might find it helpful to journal your responses.
The following steps are often done in the evening so you can reflect on your day.
- Pause - Take some slow deep breaths, quiet your racing thoughts and become aware of God’s presence.
Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God.
- Petition - this is an invitation to God, requesting the Holy Spirit bring to mind
Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
- Review - Take a few minutes to think through the day. Praise God for the blessings and identify where you fell short or could have acted more Christ-like. Maybe you used sharp words, or were easily irritated.
Psalm 106:1
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
1 John 1:8
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
- Confess/Repent - After you have reviewed your day, if there was any place you fell short, acknowledge this and repent, knowing you will be forgiven.
1 John 1:9
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness
- Renewal - As you wrap up your time with the Lord, this final step is an opportunity to rest confidently in God’s grace and love.
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
2 Corinthians 5:17
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Lamentations 3:22-23
22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. 23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
The Daily Examen is an opportunity to be conformed more and more into the image of Christ as you come before him to reflect and leave renewed in his never ending love for you through Christ.