CWC Winston Salem

CWC Winston Salem

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  • 2.19 Lent 5 | Caleb

    Evening Psalm: Psalm 77

     

    Guided Prayer:

    Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer)

    4 min
  • 2.16 Lent 2 | Caleb

    Day 2 of CXWC's Lenten Devotional


    Evening Psalm: Psalm 25:1-10

     

    Examen (Prayer or Journal): On Fridays during this Lenten devotional, I would encourage you to pray a prayer of examen. A prayer of examen can be an internal dialogue with God or a journaling prayer. It follows a few prompts to help you examine your week and allow God to reveal areas in which you succeeded in and others that need his redeeming grace. It is in the same spirit as Psalm 139:1, “Yahweh, you examine me and know me.” In his book Prayer, Richard Foster describes a prayer of examen like this, 

     

    "It has two basic aspects, like two sides of a door. The first is an examen of consciousnessthrough which we discover how God has been present to us throughout the day and how we have responded to his loving presence. The second aspect is an examen of conscience in which we uncover those areas that need cleansing, purifying, and healing."

     

    • Quiet your mind and soul and center your thoughts on God (you can focus on saying Psalm 139:1 to help).
    • Reflect on the last week.
    • Ask God to guide your reflections to be both faithful and gracious.
    • What comes to mind? What areas have you sensed God’s presence?
      • Where did you move toward God?
      • Where did you move away from God?
      • Reset. What will be your intentions for this coming week? How will you move forward with hope?
        • 3 min
      • 2.15 Lent 1 | Dennis

        Day 1 of CWC’s Lenten devotional.

        Question: In what area(s) of your life are you resistant to God’s examining light?

        Action Step: Set aside 10 minutes to read Psalm 139: 23-24 and ask God to reveal His truth to you.

         

        Evening

         

        Psalm 25: 4-7

        4 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.

        5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

        6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.

        7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me,

            for you, Lord, are good.

        Prayer

        Holy Father, I thank you for the timely blessings of the day, and humbly ask for your merciful protection all the night. Bring me I pray, in safety to the morning hours; through Him who died for me and rose again, your Son my Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.                                                    The Book of Common Prayer

        4 min

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