What are the benefits might be of making a regular examination of conscience?
Through the ten commandments, we are able to examine our conscience because those are the standards of what God wanted us to do. We can determine and recognize whether the acts we are doing are morally right or delights the Lord. Questioning our inner self can help to identify our faults, helps us to grow in humility, as well as find out the truth about how we truly are. It can be also a chance in making a new start in the life of faith. We can reflect and learn about things that we may not be aware of. Once we recognize our sins, we can ask God for forgiveness and healing. Likewise, we have the chance to terminate the guilt that we have in committing the sins by knowing what to do or what to avoid to not repeat the same mistakes or faults in the future. Thus, these things lead us to a more mature and deep relationship with God and to other people. It rebuilds our connections as well as gives growth to our personal and spiritual life. At the end of the day, we will realize that whatever happens in our life, there is God who is always with us guiding and mediator in all things that are happening in our lives.