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Most of us pray on the go – in the car, on the bus, walking the dog, lying awake at 3am. There’s no one “right” way to pray. But having a small, intentional space at home can gently remind us of God’s presence and help our faith feel rooted in everyday life.

A justice-shaped prayer corner is more than a cosy nook with a candle. It’s a space that reminds us who God is: the One who stands with those on the margins, who calls us to join in with love, liberation and repair. It’s a place where we can come as we are, in all our difference, and know we are held.

Here are some ideas for creating one, with a few suggestions for how Holyvity resources might help.

When I wrote Priming the Lectionary, I didn’t imagine it as a book you simply read once and shelve. I pictured it living on a desk, in a vestry, beside a favourite chair or in a chaplain’s bag – a resource you reach for as you shape worship, conversations and community life.

Every faith setting is different. Some follow the lectionary closely; others dip in occasionally, or don’t use it at all. Some meet on Sundays, some midweek, some mostly online. The good news is that Priming the Lectionary is designed as a flexible toolkit, not a rigid script.

Here are six ways you might use it in your context.

Holyvity has been a long time in the making. In some ways it began years ago, behind the till of a Christian bookshop while I was at university.

I was slowly coming to terms with being a queer Christian. In lectures and late-night conversations I was discovering richer, more inclusive theologies – ways of talking about God that made room for my whole self and for the experiences of those who are so often pushed to the edges of church life. But when I went to work, I’d stand surrounded by shelves full of things that told a very different story.