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Archive for Monday, March 16, 2009
Conversations With Remarkable Quakers
Monday, March 16, 2009 by Jay T.
This proposal came to our meeting last fall. The proposers and the Committee on Ministry and Oversight felt ready to implement it this winter. The first two group meetings are happening this week.
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Conversations With Remarkable Quakers
Feeling a hunger for deeper understanding of our Quaker forebears’ insights and ways of applying leadings to their whole life situation, we are proposing the start of a small group to commit to a structured relationship with these forebears through their writings, our contemplative responses, our group meetings, and our own willingness to change our lives to be more congruous with our Quaker testimonies.
We propose to select one remarkable Quaker at a time, to read their writings (journals, essays, letters, etc.), and to examine them in personal daily contemplative prayer and in small group discussion together.We want to examine how this relational process affects our own lives, and how to embody that resulting “leading”.
We propose using various processes of contemplative prayer, personal journaling, personal reading (individually) and commitment to meet together regularly to process the relationship as a group. We will search as a group for the expression of the testimonies that results, and for ways to embody that expression in real life. Read the rest of this entry »
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Conversation with John Woolman, first day
Monday, March 16, 2009 by Jay T.
Some thoughts on the first few pages of The Journal of John Woolman.
John, you said each of these things about the influences toward the good in your mind:
The pious instructions of my parents were often fresh in my mind, when I happened to be among wicked children, and were of use to me.
He whose tender mercies are over all his works hath placed a principle in the human mind, which incites to exercise goodness towards every living creature…
So which is the most important in your life? Parental instruction? The Word in your mind?
Which is most influential in my life? Read the rest of this entry »
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