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    The document compares and contrasts the Prayer of Expectancy and the Prayer of Examen. The Prayer of Expectancy is prayed in the morning and focuses on the upcoming day, expecting spiritual opportunities. It involves celebrating the new day, offering one's life to God, asking God to reveal trials, praying for strength over temptation, requesting needs for the day, and resting in God's love. The Prayer of Examen is prayed in the evening and examines one's life in light of God's mercy and grace. It focuses on events from the previous day and involves thanking God for the day, asking God to show how one lived in union with Him, examining failures to confess sin, reflecting on joys and struggles

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    The document compares and contrasts the Prayer of Expectancy and the Prayer of Examen. The Prayer of Expectancy is prayed in the morning and focuses on the upcoming day, expecting spiritual opportunities. It involves celebrating the new day, offering one's life to God, asking God to reveal trials, praying for strength over temptation, requesting needs for the day, and resting in God's love. The Prayer of Examen is prayed in the evening and examines one's life in light of God's mercy and grace. It focuses on events from the previous day and involves thanking God for the day, asking God to show how one lived in union with Him, examining failures to confess sin, reflecting on joys and struggles

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    Prayer of Expectancy and Examen Bookmarks

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    The document compares and contrasts the Prayer of Expectancy and the Prayer of Examen. The Prayer of Expectancy is prayed in the morning and focuses on the upcoming day, expecting spiritual opportunities. It involves celebrating the new day, offering one's life to God, asking God to reveal trials, praying for strength over temptation, requesting needs for the day, and resting in God's love. The Prayer of Examen is prayed in the evening and examines one's life in light of God's mercy and grace. It focuses on events from the previous day and involves thanking God for the day, asking God to show how one lived in union with Him, examining failures to confess sin, reflecting on joys and struggles

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    Prayer of Prayer of Petitions Intercessions

    (Personal Prayer (Prayer Requests for


    Expectancy Examen Requests) Others)
    The Prayer of Expectancy is a
    The Prayer of Examen is an
    prayer lifted up first thing in the
    examination of our lives - a way of
    morning. This prayer focuses specifically
    honestly assessing our lives in the light
    on the day that lies ahead of you -
    of God’s mercy and grace. This prayer
    expectant that this will be a day that full
    focuses primarily on events that
    of spiritual opportunities. It is a time to
    occurred previously during the day. It is
    begin the day properly, with a vertical
    not intended to be a tallying of failures
    focus on God rather than a horizontal
    and successes but an assessment of
    focus on ourselves.
    how we have lived in union with God.
    Because of the nature of the
    Because of the nature of the
    prayer, the Prayer of Expectancy is best
    prayer, the Prayer of Examen is best
    practiced in the quiet of the morning.
    practiced in the quiet of the evening. Six
    Six basic points form the prayer:
    basic points form the prayer: celebration
    celebration for a new day and all it has
    and thanks for the day and all it
    to offer; offering your life to God –
    contained; asking God to show you how
    every thought, word, and action; asking
    you lived in union with Him during the
    God to reveal possible trials that may
    day; examining failures of the day and
    arise during the day; praying for
    confessing sin; sifting through the joys,
    strength over temptation; asking God
    sorrows, struggles, and delights of the
    for your needs of the day; and resting in
    day; asking God for your needs; and
    God’s love while joyful for the wonderful
    resting in God’s grace while living in
    day God has blessed you with and all of
    hope for the new day to come.
    it’s wonderful possibilities.

    Try the Prayer of Expectancy now: Try the Prayer of Examen now:

    1. Thank you God for… 1. Thank you God for…


    2. Will you surrender your life to 2. What did I do today that brought
    God this day? Lord, I give you…. me near to God?
    3. What trials may occur this day? 3. I failed you Lord, by…
    4. When tempted to sin this day, I 4. What has touched my heart with
    will…. joy or sorrow, fear, or pain
    5. Loving God, this is what I need today?
    from you today… 5. Loving God, this is what I need
    6. Loving God, I know you are with from you today…
    me today…thank You. Amen. 6. Consoling God, I know you are
    with me this day…thank You.
    Amen.

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