SABBATH SNAPSHOTS: Sanctuary Revisited

11/18/12 In Genesis 12:8, Abraham built an altar after pitching his tent between Bethel and Ai. Bethel is a symbol for communing with God and Ai is the symbol of the world. That's right where we all live today---between quiet times with God and the clamors of the world. That's why we need a Bethel-type "sanctuary." A place to meet with God.

Inside St. George's sanctuary--seeking to capture His created "light." 

Even our soul can become a sanctuary where we fellowship with the Lord, the God and Father of our universe. Sometimes it just takes pulling away to a quiet place---an outside sanctuary to nurture our soul, an inside sanctuary.

Outside sanctuary--seeking "light" from His Word thru prayer and meditation.

SABBATH SNAPSHOTS: INSIDE AND OUT

8/12/12 Sanctuary—a sacred place, a quiet place, inside or outside where one can meet with God. The natural beauty of God’s creation can often draw us into His Presence. Though awed, we can be still and worship regardless of all that is going on around us.

That’s my definition---this week’s pictures reveal clearly where my words fail.

Church of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, IL. In the sanctuary stands the pew of the family.

A welcoming sanctuary

Trinity Episcopal (1637) where I knelt & prayed for bereaved friends.

Established by Jesuit missionaries in 1670 on Mackinac Island, MI.

Little Stone Church near the Grand hotel where I read aloud Psalm 51. "Create in me a clean heart, O Lord, and renew a right spirit within me.

Mission Church

Cedarburg, WI

Sunday morning parking on an island that allows NO motorized vehicles

Spire proclaiming the cross is a harbor welcome to Mackinac Island.

Reminders of my "Me and Thee" chairs---the purple one must belong to Him. After all, a King is royalty.

Great sanctuary to behold a sunrise