Begin with a simple prayer asking God to help you be still. Don’t feel you need to fill your time with words or thoughts; just remain still and believe that you are in God’s presence whether you sense it or not. At the end of the time—not during it—write your experience in your journal. Note your thoughts, reactions and feelings and then give them up to God. The point is not analysis but identification and release. Note them for what they are and then give them to God. Self-knowledge is God’s gift, not the result of your introspection. Remember, this is not self-therapy. It is spending time
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