The "Take-Home" Prayer
Gracious
God, I choose right now to enter into some self-examination in Your gracious
presence, in the midst of Your forgiving love.
I look now back on the past day, and ask you these questions. I take time to listen to myself and to you .
. .
What
am I most/least grateful for during that time?
When
did I feel a sense of love, peace, joy, life (gifts of the Spirit)?
When
did I feel exhausted, numb, drained, dead, annoyed, angry, mean? Why did I feel these things - - what in me
causes them?
What
specific events, thoughts, or experiences draw my attention?
What
aspects of that time repel me?
What
moments from that time speak to me of my deepest longing/desire?
What
things feel out of place, uninteresting?
When
did I notice You during this time? What
felt like a time of Your absence?