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The stable is bare, and the cross is empty. Christmas has come and Easter is a Lent away. We are in Ordinary Time. It's perhaps easy to seek and meet God at Christmas, Easter, Advent, Penetecost... when our senses are heightened to all things Christ-centred. But what happens inbetween times? In the Ordinary Times?
New Book
We're delighted to announce the publication of "Cross Shaped Space" — A Book of Prayers.
If you've enjoyed the prayers here on Sanctuary First, we have published a selection from the
last few years in this new book. Price £7.99.
Daily prayer
Lord, our world is in such a hurry, We race past everything, noticing nothing, missing everything, We have time to take a snap but no time to stop and see, to examine, to love what you have made. And to find you, in the expressions on a face, in the colours in a street, in the shapes in the sky, in light reflected on a wall, in the people and the world around us.
Daily reading
Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
How Does Sanctuary First Work?
We want to help you encounter God more regularly.
DAILY
We've prepared new Bible readings and prayers/ reflections for you every day. HOW TO GET THEM >
WEEKLY
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MONTHLY
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Faith Story: Finding My Way Home
Being brought up in a Christian home, the name Jesus was nothing new to me. Church was what I was guilted into doing at Christmas and sometimes Easter, and religion meant putting on a fake smile...
Encourage me!
In the times when you need God's guidance in your life. The times when you feel discouraged and alone. Find comfort in His word.
Next SF live!
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