At 9:45 this Sunday, April 28, we will gather for a time of contemplation and sharing re seeking a closer relationship with the Spirit. We will draw on Caroline Stephen's words below as we explore our own experiences. We hope you can join us.

From Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings, Douglas Steere, Ed. “Selection from Quaker Stronghold - Caroline Stephen (1834 – 1909)”.
“The one cornerstone of belief upon which the Society of Friends is built is the conviction that God does indeed communicate with each one of the spirits he has made, in a direct and living inbreathing of some measure of the breath of his own life; that he never leaves himself without a witness in the heart as well as in the surroundings of man; and that in order clearly to hear the divine voice thus speaking to us we need to be still; to be alone with him in the secret place of his presence; that all flesh should keep silence before him.”

TO CONSIDER:
How do you find the still time and place to hear God communicate?
What are the circumstances in your life that make this difficult, or that facilitate finding this time?
How might your life experience be different if you spent more time with God in silence?