Quakers believe that a higher power can speak through them, and it can be challenging to discern when that still small voice is God’s, and when it’s our own. This QuakerSpeak video shares the perspectives of several Quakers regarding what it’s like to experience a leading to speak during worship.
Spiritual Reflections
A Quaker in Guimarães
Early Friends disapproved of the fact that the days of the week were named after pagan gods, so they decided to use a strictly numeric nomenclature system: Sunday became First Day, Monday became Second Day, etc. So as a Quaker who has recently relocated to Portugal, I was delighted when
Refuge and Reality
Back and forth, back and forth, in a round pool enclosed by a wooden fence. My face tucked under the water’s surface. Hands and arms in a snow-angel rhythm then resting at my side. A human hiding in a fish’s world, until my lungs remind me this is not
Seasons of Grief
Mostly, I sat and listened; to their pain, to their loss, to finding their way back to life, to each figuring out who they are now. I was moved and my own grief boiled up. I hadn’t lost a spouse, child or sister, but I witnessed the ravaging results of
Out There
Out there is loud. In here is quiet, peaceful. Out there… ego. Here, humble. Out there is achievement. In here, purpose. Out there… anger. Here, kindness. Out there are assumptions and quick reactions. In here, patience and pause. Out there, truth is a compromised weapon. Here, integrity centered in love.