We cling to old ways, even when they inhibit our spiritual growth. Sometimes we do not remember why the old ways were put in place, which means their use has lost its validity.
First, let’s lose our use of “First Day,” and “Fourth Month,” etc. Do you know why we use those words instead of “Sunday” or “April”? Early on, Friends did not want to use the names of Roman and other gods, whose names had been used to name days and...