The Five-Minute Prayer That Changes Everything: A 14-Day Guide to the Daily Examen How to Find God in Your Everyday Life (Psalms & Saints Book 2)

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A saint said that if you could pray only one prayer a day, this should be it.Most of us live our days on autopilot. Things happen, we react, we rush to the next thing, and we fall into bed at night having never once stopped to notice our own lives, or to see that God was in them the whole time.The Daily Examen is the stop. It is a simple, five-minute prayer you pray at the end of your day, and five hundred years ago Saint Ignatius of Loyola said that if his people could keep only one prayer in their entire day, he wanted it to be this one. Not because it is long or hard, but because it quietly changes everything.In this warm, practical 14-day guide, Caleb Ashwell teaches you the Examen one gentle step at a time, and shows you how to make it a habit that lasts the rest of your life.You will learn:The five simple steps of the Examen, taught one per day so you are never overwhelmedHow to find God in your ordinary days, in the small moments you usually rush pastHow to look at your failings without shame, and rest in God's mercy insteadHow to pray it on hard days, when everything feels heavyHow to use it to make real decisions and understand your own patternsHow to keep it alive when you are tired, rushed, or feel nothing at allEach day is short. Each ends with one small thing to actually do. And by the end, you will have a five-minute prayer that fits into any life, no matter how busy, and slowly makes you more grateful, more awake, and more able to see God moving in your everyday life.Whether you are brand new to Catholic prayer or you have been praying for years, the Examen may become the most important five minutes of your day.Start tonight. Read more