The practice library
Every contemplative practice you can bring onto a page, where it comes from, and how it moves.
The Daily Examen
Ignatian · Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century
A review of the day in God’s presence — not to audit yourself, but to notice where you were carried and where you resisted.
Moves throughGratitude · Awareness · Examination · Prayer
Lectio Divina
Benedictine · Benedict of Nursia, 6th century
Not reading Scripture to extract truth, but receiving it — letting a word or phrase find you, and sitting with what it stirs.
Moves throughLectio — Read · Meditatio — Meditate · Oratio — Pray · Contemplatio — Rest
Wesley’s Questions
Wesleyan · John Wesley, 18th century
The questions Wesley’s band meetings held each other to. Hard. Honest. Meant to be asked among people who want to grow in holiness.
Moves throughHonesty · Purity · Confession
SOAP
Evangelical · Wayne Cordeiro, contemporary
A structured encounter with Scripture that moves from observation to personal application — simple enough to sustain daily.
Moves throughScripture · Observation · Application · Prayer
Psalmic Lament
Hebrew · Ancient — the Hebrew Psalter
The psalms of lament are not a failure of faith. They are faith’s most honest posture. You are invited to complain to God, boldly.
Moves throughAddress · Complaint · Petition · Trust
Prayer of Recollection
Carmelite · Teresa of Ávila, 16th century
Teresa taught that God is already present within you — not waiting outside. This practice turns you inward to find Him there.
Moves throughStillness · Descent · Presence
Emotionally Healthy Examen
Contemplative · Peter Scazzero, contemporary
An adaptation of the Examen that takes emotional honesty seriously — because you can’t be spiritually mature while emotionally immature.
Moves throughFeel · Reveal · Encounter
The Examen of Consolation
Ignatian · Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century
A shorter, lighter form of the Examen focused entirely on noticing where love moved — in you and around you — today.
Moves throughNotice · Receive · Return
Ignatian Discernment
Ignatian · Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century
For a decision you are holding. Ignatius taught that the Spirit’s movement can be felt — not just reasoned toward. You’re learning to read your own interior.
Moves throughName the question · Consolation · Desolation · Hold