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I believe there is something in the mind, or in the heart, that shows its approbation when we do right. I give myself this advice: Do not fear truth, let it be so contrary to inclination and feeling. Never give up the search after it: and let me take courage, and try from the bottom… Read more

Since the time of George Fox, Quakers have sought to avoid war or participation in wars.  The peace testimony remains one of the core elements of modern Quakerism, and is manifest in diverse activities of members of the Society of Friends in seeking peace and alternatives to violence. Like all of the Quaker testimonies, it… Read more

‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free    ‘Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,And when we find ourselves in the place just right,    ‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight.When true simplicity is gained,    To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed,To turn,… Read more

“I have never lost the enjoyment of sitting in silence at the beginning of meeting, knowing that everything can happen, knowing the joy of utmost surprise; feeling that nothing is preordained, nothing is set, all is open. The light can come from all sides. The joy of experiencing the Light in a completely different way… Read more

O Spirit of that early day,So pure and strong and true,Be with us in the narrow wayOur faithful fathers knew.Give strength the evil to forsake,The cross of Truth to bear,And love and reverent fear to makeOur daily lives a prayer! —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) One Friend’s reflections of prayer in Quaker practice can be found… Read more

“Wait all on the Lord that you may be settled and stayed in the Lord, and to grow up in the Light that gave forth the Scriptures, that there may be no stumbling about the words, which came from the Light.  For no Creature can read the Scriptures to profit thereby, but who come to… Read more