Contemplative Prayer using the Examen

The "Prayer of the Examen" is an opportunity to play back a period of time, and instead of making our own analysis and judgements, we ask God to bring to our awareness whatever He wants us to notice now – an event, person, mood or insight. Then staying with those things in an unhurried way, we let them touch our hearts and ask God what He is saying to us in this.

This session is suitable for those familiar with contemplative prayer as well as those who are new to, or exploring contemplative practice.

The session will begin with a time together where we will settle into the quiet with some reflective music. This will be followed by 30-40 minutes on your own to explore the prayer of examen. To finish, we will come back together as a group to share what we have noticed during our time of reflection.

The session will be conducted via Zoom.