MOMENT BY MOMENT

DESIRE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

…carried on in the face of normal occupations and living
To become more conditions … truly, it is a retreat in everyday life (Spiritual
attentive to God’s
Exercises 19).
presence and action
in my life.
It is good to remember that we are always in the context of prayer .
. . We should always try to maintain a spirit of deep reverence
before God . . . (Spiritual Exercises 3)

FURTHER
RESOURCES SCRIPTURE
Listen carefully to me… Seek the Lord while he may be found, call
1 Kings 19:4-12 upon him while he is near (Isaiah 55:1-13).

Psalm 37:7 … I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans… to give
you a future with hope… When you search for me, you will find
me; if you seek me all your heart, I will let you find me, says the
Lord… (Jeremiah 29:11-14).

“Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house
today.” So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him (Luke
19:1-10).

I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God
that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have
been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind… so
that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the
revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to
the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship
of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord (1 Corinthians 1:4-9).

“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:1-11).

QUESTIONS SUGGESTION
As I begin to pray and reflect, what desires and hopes do I notice surfacing Begin each day with
within me? a brief five-minute
conversation with
What in my life now seems to carry an invitation or challenge to me to God in which you ask
become more reflective? God to bless the hope
or desire you have as
What has led me to use this book and make this Ignatian prayer you begin that day.
experience? What do I hope for as a result of this experience?
EXAMEN
What people, places, and events in my life have been special instruments of PRAYER
grace in leading me to desire a more intimate relationship with God? At the end of the day,
ask for God’s light to
Am I aware of any stumbling blocks that prevent my attentiveness to God’s see how God was
place in my faith journey? present and active in
your life that day.
What can I do with the reluctance I may feel about taking God more
seriously in my life?

AID TO DISCERNMENT
As you move through the day, notice the changes of thought, feeling, and
mood which occur in you.

We [need to be] aware …of our temptations and fears, the consolations
and lights given to us by God, and the various movements that happen
within us… (Spiritual Exercises 17).