Contemplative practices
15 ways of praying with a page in front of you — the Examen, Lectio Divina, and others.
Type /ritual and the practice library opens.
These are old forms of prayer, laid out as prompts you write into. The Daily Examen. Lectio Divina. Wesley’s Questions. SOAP. A psalmic lament for when you need one. The Round, once a week, walks the domains of your own life one at a time — what’s true here, this week.
Every form in the library, with where it comes from, is on the Rituals page.
Choosing one
The library opens on what the hour already suggests — mornings lead with the rituals that begin a day, evenings with the ones that close it — and says why on screen. Search by name, tradition, or a line that’s stuck with you, or just browse.
If you’re new to this, the Daily Examen in the evening is the usual door in.
What happens on the page
Pick one and its prompts appear as guiding questions, each with a line to write on.
Only what you type is saved. The prompts are scaffolding — they’re not stored in your entry, and they don’t appear in your exports. If you answer two of four questions and stop, your entry is two paragraphs, not an abandoned form.
You can also ignore the prompts entirely and just write. Nothing enforces the shape.
The introduction screen
Before the prompts, you get a short page on where the practice comes from and how it moves — worth reading the first few times.
Once you know them, turn it off in Settings → Writing and go straight to the page.
It won’t grade you
No completion tracking, no streaks, no gentle reminder that it’s been a while since your last Examen. Use one every day or twice a year.
Every practice, its origin, and its movements are listed on the practice library.