A deeper compassion

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Welcome to the Saturday Examen.

As we reflect back on the week, we are reminded that our relationship with God is witnessed through the everyday moments of our lives.

Take a few moments now to place yourself in God’s presence. Prepare yourself for prayer by focussing on your breath…take a few deep breaths in…and then a few releasing breaths out. As you look back over the past week, invite God to walk with you through your memories.

Where have you noticed moments of connection with God - in prayer, in acts of kindness, in conversations, or in quiet reflection?

Where have you noticed an unexpected kindness, a meaningful conversation, a sense of being truly alive?

Are there times when you have been called to respond to another’s need? Or has someone else been the Good Samaritan to you?

Now notice any moments of difficulty.

Where did you experience tension, confusion, fear, or distance - from God, from others, or within yourself?

Bring these moments honestly to God, trusting in God’s patience and mercy.

Where have you felt drawn closer to God, or been challenged to deepen your relationship?

Consider where God might be calling you to a deeper compassion for others or to moments of stillness and prayer for yourself.

Ask the Lord for the gift to pray with trust, persevere with hope and remain always in the love of Christ.

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