The following reflection activities all have the same purpose: to look back and process with God what has been, and to look forward and entrust the desires of our hearts to Him. He is with us every step, past and future. Our looking ahead is not with anxiety or goals we plan to conquer. Our...
Category: Annual Reflection Activities
“You had not need of me, nor am I a being so good as to be of any aid to You, my Lord and my God: I do not exist to serve You as though to save you from some weariness in action, or that Your power would be less for lack of my service; nor is the service I pay You like the cultivation of a field, so that You would be poorer for lack of it. But I serve You that I may be happy in You, to whom I owe that I am a being capable of happiness.” — St. Augustine
Personal Timeline
This activity is more concrete and visual, focusing on the chronology of what has happened and how that has impacted you. Pause to commit this time of reflection and prayer to God. Ask for his help in seeing and remembering what is important for you to process on from last year. Looking Back Looking Forward...
Themes of the Year
This activity focuses on keywords or descriptors, and uses these words to aid reflection and prayer. Because of this, it and may feel slightly more abstract than the other activities. Looking Back Pause to commit this time of reflection and prayer to God. Ask for His work and leading as you look back on the...
Life Inventory
This activity helps you process how you have been doing in various aspects of life. It can be helpful in considering facets of your life not always at the forefront of your mind. Start by downloading and printing the linked PDF below. Pause to commit this time of reflection to God. Ask for His help...