The Examen is a daily practice of prayerful self-examination. Its most famous form is the Ignatian Examen, which has five movements: (1) Gratitude — thank God for the gifts of the day, however small; (2) Petition — ask the Holy Spirit to show you the day clearly; (3) Review — walk through the day with God, noticing where He was at work, where you felt close to Him, and where you drifted; (4) Confession — confess the sins revealed by the review; (5) Resolution — ask for grace to do better tomorrow. The practice is deeply biblical. Paul commands: "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves" (2 Corinthians 13:5). David prayed: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23-24). The Examen is particularly useful because it combines gratitude (which keeps the heart soft) with confession (which keeps the heart honest). Five minutes of Examen at the end of each day changes a life over time. It trains the soul to see God in the ordinary and to take sin seriously without descending into morbid introspection.