Pray Prayer of Examen
Each day and hour — every moment — is a sacred conduit of insight and revelation from God. Perhaps the Psalmist had this in mind when proclaiming, “This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it!” A way of praying consistent with these ideas is the prayer of examen, also known as the daily examen. One way of practicing this form of prayer is to find a quiet space near the end of day, consider lighting a candle as a symbol of God’s presence, and spend several minutes in silence. Next, spend several minutes quietly reviewing the day either in mind or on paper. In your review of the day, simply live with what was; ignore distractions of what might have been and do not
Prayer Calendar (CH) = Chaplain (FP) = Field Personnel (PC) = Pastoral Counselor (FPC) = Child of Field Personnel (PLT) = Church Planter (GMP) = Global Missions Partner
July 1 Christopher Rose, Peru (FP) 1 Debra Walters, Lawrenceville, GA (CH) 2 Steven Smith, Palm Harbor, FL (CH) 3 Nathanael Ballew, 1994, China (FPC) 3 Ken Cook, Pinson, AL (CH) 3 Elizabeth Ellis, Crestwood, KY (PC) 3 Brenda Lee, Williamsburg, VA (CH) 3 Michael Maness, Woodville, TX (CH) 3 Ascanio Peguero, Fort Worth, TX (CH) 4 Rachel Coggins, Glendale, AZ (CH) 5 Coy Callicott, Spartanburg, SC (CH) 5 Jeff Fryer, Murfreesboro, TN (CH) 5 Julie Maas, Belize (FP) 5 Bob Potts, Emeritus (FP) 6 Shelah Acker, Uganda (FP) 6 Sam Harrell, East Africa (FP) 6 Debbie Kubo, Arlington, TX (CH) 6 William Womack, Columbia, MO (CH) 7 Barbara Dail, Greenville, NC (CH) 7 Steven Flowers, Waynesboro, VA (PC) 7 Paulo Orea, 2005, China (FPC) 7 Julie Rowan, Spring Lake, NC (CH) 8 Renato Santos, Miami, FL (CH) 8 Steve Sexton, Knoxville, TN (CH) 9 Miriam Dakin, Marion, VA (CH) 9 Robert Williams, Needham, MA (CH) 10 Tiffne Whitley, Spain (FP) 11 Allie McNary, 1995, Slovakia (FPC) 11 Steven Shaw, Jacksonville, NC (CH) 12 ________, M. East/N. Africa (FP) 12 Elizabeth Houser, 1990, Southern Africa (FPC) 12 Christopher Morris, Winston-Salem, NC (CH) 12 Mark Podgaisky, 1999, Ukraine (FPC) 14 John Deal, Emeritus (FP) 15 James Tippins, Fernandina, FL (CH) 16 Michelle Greer, Converse, TX (CH) 16 Mark Hart, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (CH) 17 Caleb, 1996, Asia (FPC) 17 Wayne Boyd, Washington, DC (CH) 17 Cindy Meadows, Roanoke, VA (CH) 17 Leanna Pearse, St. Louis, MO (CH) 17 Carolyn Sears, Shelby, NC (CH) 17 Kimberly Sheehan, Nashville, TN (CH) 18 Timothy Hunter, Gatesville, TX (CH) 18 Tom O’Neal, Charlotte, NC (PC) 19 Lyde Andrews, Fort Bragg, NC (CH) 19 Steven Hill, Knoxville, TN (CH) 19 Jason Pittman, Miami, FL (FP) 19 Joshua Rose, 2007, Peru (FPC) 20 ________, son, North Africa (FPC) 20 Errol Simmons, Hattiesburg, MS (CH) 21 ________, daughter, Middle East (FPC) 21 Peter Arges, Durham, NC (CH) 21 Susan Lanford, Wichita Falls, TX (CH)
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try to fix anything for the time being. After several moments, consider two questions. First, “When did I most clearly sense God’s presence today?” As you reflect on this question, note where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing and feeling at the time. Consider recording these reflections in a prayer journal. Then, consider the question, “When did I sense God’s absence today?” Again, note the circumstances relevant to the moment(s) you recall. Following your time of reflection (perhaps through journaling), entrust this day — its circumstances, memories and transformation — to God. Because God gives good gifts (those moments of consolation)
21 Twyla Nelson, Toccoa, GA (CH) 21 Matthew Pogue, Atlanta, GA (CH) 21 Keith Tekell, Beaumont, TX (CH) 22 Steve Abbe, Waco, TX (PLT) 22 Dorothy Potts, Emeritus (FP) 22 Bonnie Reedy, Lumberton, NC (CH) 23 Butch Green, Rock Hill, SC (FP) 24 Glynn Ford, Reston, VA (PC) 24 Laurel Link, Winston-Salem, NC (PC) 24 Ronald Oliver, Goshen, KY (CH) 26 Scott Jensen, Saint Joseph, MO (CH) 26 Richard Min, Dallas, TX (CH) 26 Rick Sample, San Francisco, CA (FP) 27 Lindsay, Southeast Asia (FP) 27 Diana Bridges, Starkville, MS (FP) 27 Peter Ott, Oak Harbor, WA (CH) 28 Emily, 2000, Asia (FPC) 28 Jay Collins, Greenwood, SC (CH) 28 Barry Kendrick, Birmingham, AL (CH) 29 Christina Houser, 1997, Southern Africa (FPC) 29 Wayne Morris, Lawton, OK (CH) 29 Karen Morrow, Aledo, TX (FP) 29 Martha Crocker Strong, Olive Branch, MS (PLT) 30 Paul Byrd, Birmingham, AL (CH) 30 James Francovich, Emeritus (FP) 30 Garnett White, Midlothian, VA (PC) 31 James Tille, Lakewood, WA (PC) 31 Cynthia Thorpe, Greenwood, SC (CH)
August 1 Steven Safreed, Fayetteville, GA (CH) 1 Stephen Saunders, San Antonio, TX (CH) 2 Mike Beach, Oliver Springs, TN (CH) 3 Mina Podgaiskaya, Ukraine (FP) 3 Mary Ellen Yates, Louisville, KY (PC) 4 Hannah, 1999, Asia (FPC) 4 Martha Hayes, Ft. Shafter, HI (CH) 4 Ruford Hodges, Birmingham, AL (CH) 4 Michial Lewis, Hoover, AL (PLT) 4 Mark Pruitt, Lynchburg, VA (CH) 4 Diane Stamey, Candler, NC (PC) 4 Stanley Vaughan, Columbus, GA (CH) 4 Matthew Wysocki, Cibolo, TX (CH) 5 Mary, Asia (FP) 5 Susan Allen, Midway, KY (CH) 5 Ronald Howard, Tuscaloosa, AL (CH) 5 Donald Lederer, Indian Trail, NC (CH) 5 John Oliver, Durham, NC (CH) 6 Steve Chisolm, Red Oak, TX (CH) 7 Merrie Harding, Orlando, FL (FP) 7 Vernon Westenbroek, Columbia, MO (CH) 8 Janée Angel, Belgium (FP) 8 Ellen Holmes, 1992, Europe (FPC) 8 Donald Robinson, Spring, TX (CH) 8 Jon Wyatt, 1995, Canada (FPC) 9 Beth Sample, 1998, San Francisco, CA (FPC) 10 Hyong Kim, son, Central Asia (GMP) 10 Elliot Sample, 2004, San Francisco, CA (FPC) 11 Robbie Byrd, Fayetteville, NC (PC) 11 Justin Murphy, Afghanistan (CH) 11 John Norman, Four Oaks, NC (FP) 11 Karen Rector, Kaneohe, HI (CH) 11 Robert Townsend, Winston-Salem, NC (CH) 13 Rodney Bolejack, Denton, TX (CH)
and redeems the “stuff” of our lives (those moments of desolation), take a moment to offer a prayer of thanksgiving to God for both the good and the bad. Though the daily practice of the examen can yield immediate insights, the most significant benefits of the examen are realized long term. In paying attention to the days and hours in this prayerful way we encounter the difference that the way of Jesus makes in our daily life and the path toward faithfulness becomes a bit clearer. For more information on examen, visit www.thefellowship.info/Pray/Prayer-Practices/Examen. By Rick Bennett, CBF’s director of congregational formation
5 David D’Amico, Emeritus (FP) 5 Alexandria Geovanni, Orange Park, FL (CH) 6 Zachary, 1992, Asia (FPC) 6 Carla Cherry, Martinez, GA (CH) 7 Martha Harper, Madison, MS (CH) 7 Lee Hendricks, Greenville, NC (CH) 7 Lita Sample, San Francisco, CA (FP) 8 Daniel Hall, Pineville, KY (CH) 9 Yong Myong Chung, Asia (GMP) 10 Timothy Brown, Dublin, GA (CH) 10 Nancy Campbell, Hickory, NC (CH) 10 Keegan Glenn, 2009, Los Angeles, CA (FPC) 12 Bryan Lake, Cumming, GA (CH) 13 Andrew Gee, Marietta, GA (PC) 13 Richard Morris, Lebanon, PA (CH) 13 Alan Redditt, Georgetown, KY (CH) 14 Bart Grooms, Birmingham, AL (PC) 14 Priscilla Howick, Jacksonville, FL (CH) 14 Stephanie Moore, Maryville, TN (CH) 15 Rebecca Holmes, 1992, Europe (FPC) 15 Brandy Mullins, Houston, TX (CH) 16 Dick Allison, Hattiesburg, MS (CH) 16 Christopher Harrell, 1993, East Africa (FPC) 16 Karen Heistand, Charlottesville, VA (CH) 16 Byron Johnson, Arlington, TX (CH) 16 Charles Leggett, Lawton, OK (CH) 17 Angela Clark, Matthews, NC (CH) 17 Jean Craddock, Lexington, KY (PC) 17 George Rossi, Columbia, SC (CH) 18 Susan Barnett, Green Valley, AZ (CH) 19 ________, daughter, North Africa (FPC) 19 Emily, 2002, Asia (FPC) 19 Wanda Ashworth, Homestead, FL (FP) 19 Larry Baker, Commerce City, CO (CH) 19 Josiah Maas, 2007, Belize (FPC) 20 David Bluford, Lenoir City, TN (CH) 20 Barbara Marshall, Fayetteville, NC (CH) 20 Robert Randolph, Swannanoa, NC (CH) 20 Kenneth Walker, Frankfort, KY (PC) 21 Laura Bridges, 1992, Starkville, MS (FPC) 21 Mark Flores, Lynchburg, VA (CH) 21 Phil Owens, Marietta, GA (CH) 22 John Robbins, Maiden, NC (CH) 22 Becky Shoaf, Atlanta, GA (CH) 23 Byong K. Kim, Asia (GMP) 24 William Stewart, Yukosuka Naval Base, Japan (CH) September 25 Gabe Orea Flores, China (FP) 1 Terry Eddinger, Winston-Salem, NC (CH) 25 Angel Pittman, Miami, FL (FP) 1 Milton Snyder, Milledgeville, GA (CH) 26 Randy Brookshire, Greenville, SC (CH) 1 Daniel Stallard, Virginia Beach, VA (CH) 26 Sunny Mitchell, Williamsburg, VA (CH) 1 Ralph Stocks, Hungary (FP) 26 Keith Parker, Brevard, NC (PC) 2 Bob Coons, Owensboro, KY (PLT) 26 Elizabeth Sexton, Harrodsburg, KY (CH) 2 Ruth Cuellar, Newnan, GA (PLT) 26 Lynwood Walters, Gainesville, FL (CH) 2 Dennis McDuffie, Atoka, TN (CH) 26 Gloria White, Lawrenceville, GA (PC) 2 Sara Moran, Greer, SC (CH) 27 Cathy Anderson, Kennesaw, GA (CH) 3 Jennifer Jenkins, Haiti (FP) 27 Currian Cole, 2002, Spain (FPC) 3 Ann Owen, Viera, FL (CH) 27 Peggy Johnson, Hurst, TX (CH) 4 Monique Criddell, Waco, TX (CH) 27 Rachelle Kadow, Gillette, WY (CH) 4 Vicki Lumpkin, Bassett, VA (CH) 28 Renate Kruklis, Braselton, GA (CH) 4 Shirley Massey, Chapel Hill, NC (CH) 29 John Harris, Pelham, AL (PC) 5 Eddie Aldape, India (FP) 30 Paul Douglas, Ft. Belvoir, VA (CH) 5 Roger Benimoff, Grand Prairie, TX (CH) 30 Rebecca Wyatt, 1992, Canada (FPC) 5 Becky Brannon, Gainesville, GA (CH) 5 David Brown, France (FP) 13 Wayne Maberry, Alturas, FL (CH) 13 Johnny Taylor, Plano, TX (CH) 14 Maurice Graham, Richmond, VA (PC) 14 Stephanie Miller, Goodlettsville, TN (CH) 14 Roy Moritz, Elizabeth City, NC (CH) 14 Ryan Tucker, Billings, MT (PLT) 15 Daniel Shadix, Prattville, AL (CH) 16 ________, son, Middle East (FPC) 16 Don McNeely, Emeritus (FP) 17 Joe Moffitt, Canon City, CO (CH) 17 Anna Sample, 2001, San Francisco, CA (FPC) 18 Ben Craver, Kirtland AFB, NM (CH) 18 Thomas Riley, Wilson, NC (CH) 18 Fran Stevenson, Fremont, CA (FP) 19 Kaela, 1998, Asia (FPC) 20 Joyce Cleary, Emeritus (FP) 20 Reid Doster, Madisonville, LA (PLT) 20 Jim Ivey, New Albany, IN (CH) 22 Doug Brown, Franklin, IN (CH) 22 Ana Podgaiskaya, 2001, Ukraine (FPC) 23 Mike Bumgarner, Norman, OK (CH) 23 Keith Little, New Bern, NC (CH) 23 Allen Williams, Asia (FP) 23 Richard Woodall, Memphis, TN (CH) 23 Marc Wyatt, Canada (FP) 24 Craig Klempnauer, Hewitt, TX (CH) 25 Arville Earl, Macedonia (FP) 25 Robert McMillan, Oklahoma City, OK (CH) 26 Cindy, Asia (FP) 26 Corwin Harrell, 1991, East Africa (FPC) 26 Mi H. Shon, Russia (GMP) 27 Verr Dean Williams, Asia (FP) 27 Jim Kirkendall, Oklahoma City, OK (CH) 28 Hattie Jackson-Harris, Montevallo, AL (PLT) 28 Jin J. Lee, Russia (GMP) 28 Inez Register, Lexington, SC (CH) 28 Randall Walton, Lynchburg, VA (CH) 29 Pam Foster, Haslet, TX (CH) 30 ________, son, North Africa (FPC) 30 Christiana Liem, Houston, TX (CH) 30 Karen Sherin, Columbia, MO (FP) 31 Karr La Dickens, Garland, TX (FP) 31 Carl Hart, Stone Mountain, GA (CH) 31 Michael Pimpo, Grayslake, IL (PLT) 31 Cecelia Walker, Montgomery, AL (CH)