How Busy Persons Find God in All Things – In Less Than 15 Minutes

Busy people need at least a small amount of time each day for maintaining perspective and achieving a sense of peacefulness. The exercise below describes a way of integrating the experiences of the day. When you have a few quiet moments in the day, even in the shower, try this prayer.

I pray in gratitude for all the gifts that I have received as I glance back at the experiences of the past twenty-four hours, and allow a spontaneous conversation to develop with God who was and is present.

I pray for enlightenment so that the Spirit will help me see myself honestly, as I review both my actions and my heart’s involvement in them. 

I survey the period since last engaging in reflective prayer special attention to the more intense feelings, moods, thoughts and desires that surface, as a way of getting a sense of what is going on in my life.

I pray for healing in my heart for the ways that I have not lived up to the requirements of love in my relationship with God, myself, and others. 

I ask for help to live with renewed hope and increased love of God and others, considering briefly the immediate future, and paying attention to the feelings that spontaneously arise.

*Excerpted from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises