The Sanctuary · Daily Office
The Morning Examen
Welcome, beloved.
The Woman with the Alabaster BoxI am so glad you are here. Before the emails, the meetings and the many voices that will ask for your attention, this is a quiet place to come home to God and to yourself.
The Morning Examen is rooted in the ancient practice of the Examen, a prayerful way of noticing God’s presence that Ignatius of Loyola taught his companions. Traditionally it looks back over the day. Here we turn it toward the morning, so that you begin with gratitude, receive the Word, and set your heart and your priorities before the day begins.
There is no right way to pray this. Some mornings you will linger in every movement. Some mornings you will only have time to breathe and read the scripture. Both are holy. Nothing you bring here is ever wasted.
Angela | ShalomEight movements each morning
- 1Become presentAn opening prayer and one minute of breath prayer
- 2Give thanksName three gifts from God
- 3Receive the WordA new scripture for every day of the year
- 4Set intentionWho you will be today, and one word to carry
- 5Top threeOffer your priorities to God
- 6AffirmSpeak a truth drawn from the day’s scripture
- 7PracticeA spiritual practice to carry into the day
- 8Go in peaceYour prayer and a sending blessing
How to use it
- Set aside 10 to 20 minutes, ideally before you open your phone or email.
- Move at your own pace. Tap the bars at the top to go back to any movement.
- Your words save as you write, and only you can see them.
- Return through the day to tick off your top three and your practice.
- Visit the Journal to look back and see how God has been moving.
Copyright
© 2026 Rev. Angela Ford Broughton · The Sanctuary. All rights reserved.
The Morning Examen, its devotional content, prayers, affirmations and design may not be copied, reproduced or distributed without written permission.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, which is in the public domain.
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