In Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Calhoun walks us through the discipline of contemplation.
Throughout the centuries prayerful people have found direction for their lives through the practice of the examen (also known as the “examination of consciousness”). 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. They lead us to listen deeply to the data of our lives. These questions help us pay attention to our mental state, our body responses, and our emotional baggage.
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Taken from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun. Copyright (c) 2005 by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426. www.ivpress.com
