This morning I mentioned the Jesuit prayer called "Examen", or if you prefer "reflection." It is a short and simple prayer that allows us to undergo a daily check-up on our christian practice. It should be done at the end of the day.

There are three steps:

1. Thanksgiving- thank God for some blessing that you have experienced in the day.

2. Examination- Go back over the events of the day. Were there times when I reacted out of my old sinful nature? Ask the Holy Spirit to highlight any thing that was less than godly.

3. Ask God for grace to change in you what needs to be changed.