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March 15, 2026 - For the Church at the St. John Church of Christ
Spiritual Discipline: Examen
Throughout the centuries prayerful people have found direction for their lives through the practice of the examen. The examen is a practice for discerning the voice and activity of God within the flow of the day. It is a vehicle that creates deeper awareness of God-given desires in one’s life. The examen provides a way of noticing where God shows up in our day. It is a practice that attends to what we might otherwise miss in the press of duties and busyness. The questions of the examen open our attention to how God’s internal movement is present in our external comings and goings.
Some questions you can ask yourself: For what moment today am I most grateful and least grateful? When did I give and receive the most love today and the least love? What was the most life-giving part of my day and the most life-thwarting? When today did I have the deepest sense of connection with God, others, and myself and the least connection? Where was I aware of living out of the fruit of the Spirit and the absence of that same fruit?
The examen is a wonderful tool for discerning the places you feel most alive, most grateful, most present to the fruit of the Spirit as well as the times and places where you do not. Those with melancholic tendencies may find that while the day’s low points stand out clearly, they need the examen to help them recognize the life-giving moments the Spirit brings during the day. Those naturally inclined to optimism need the examen to help them name the difficult things in life. The examen invites attention to both low and high points, recognizing both of these as an invitation to prayer. These practices allow us to see who God created us to be, and then we can discern God’s unique call and design on our lives.
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We have bible classes for all ages at 10:00 a.m. Following classes, we meet together as a church family at 11:00 a.m. for worship services.
On the first Sunday of the month we enjoy a potluck meal together following worship service.
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