Let God look at you with love

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Antarctic Wastelands, Be Still the Earth

Welcome to the Saturday Examen.

In a number of this week’s readings we met two contrasting - you might even say extreme - examples of people giving to God: the widow giving her all to God financially; and Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, giving their very lives for the sake of their faith in God.

As we begin the examen prayer, just be still.

Simply bring yourself.

Let God look at you with love.

You might not be one of the Bible greats. But just tell God what you’re bringing today.

There might well be loyalty in there, faithful worship, simply returning each day, quietly to God. You might sense God thanking you for that simple faithfulness.

Let God just look at what you don’t particularly want to bring Him, or what you find difficult. Tell Him how you feel.

Ask for what you need in order to be generous and brave of heart, to be alert, to stand firm and to recognise the truth.

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