I take a few moments to think back over the week that has just passed and recall what my plans for the week were. 

I remember one or two things that surprised me this week. 

Perhaps things or gestures that caught me off-guard and brought a smile to my lips. 

I focus on the unexpected gifts I received throughout the week in the work that I did and the people I interacted with. 

I focus on those moments, savoring them as I whisper a silent thank you to God.

I place myself in those moments again and replay them in my mind as I ask for the grace to see these events through God’s eyes. I turn my mind to the smaller things remembering that: God is in the details. 

I notice the moments and experiences of the week that I felt fully alive, at peace, joyful, happy or my best self.

I now remember the moments for which I am less grateful; experiences that made me feel drained of energy, frustrated, sad or alone. 

I bring all of these moments and experiences before God as I express to Him my feelings about the week.

Trusting that God knows what I’ve been through, I allow my words of prayer to rise out spontaneously from my heart.

Before I bring my prayer to a close, I look forward to the next week with hope.

I ask God to give me life and his abundant grace to face tomorrow’s challenges. 

I pay attention to feelings that surface as I look ahead to the following week. 

I allow these feelings to turn into prayer as I ask God for the gifts I might particularly need for the following week. 

I pause as I take this time to say a few more words to God.

I end with the hope that everything I do brings Glory to Father….