Our prayer this week has looked at a variety of people on a journey. Jesus, his apostles, Jacob and his family and, tomorrow, the Good Samaritan. Let, then, this week’s examen give you a chance to look at where you find yourself on your own journey at the moment.

First, ask God to show you more clearly where you are, and how you are, at this stage of your life.

If you use the familiar image of your life as an unfolding landscape, how do you see where you are just now? A serene and peaceful valley? A rocky desert? A dark wood? A high lookout in the mountains? What image first comes to mind?

Whether you can recognise it or not, God has somehow brought you to this place. How do you want to respond to God about where you find yourself just now?

What are the gifts that God has given you for this place in particular? How have you been using these gifts recently?

What sense do you have of the next steps on this journey? Take a few moments to ask God for whatever you need as you move forward.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be

World without end

Amen