Soul-Work in Community
[This article was abridged from a far more detailed original, available at: https://westernfriend.org/media/soul-work-quaker-complative-reading]
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[This article was abridged from a far more detailed original, available at: https://westernfriend.org/media/soul-work-quaker-complative-reading]
Stan Searl describes a contemplative reading practice that Friends in Santa Monica Meeting followed, taking them to a deeper sense of mutual spiritual connection.
Dear Editor:
Thank you for Western Friend and the May/June issue that included Joe Morris and his piece, “Longing for Beauty.” For many years, I have worshipped with Joe at our Santa Monica Meeting and his reflections about beauty – and its potential power to heal – moved me, greatly. What wondrous love is this!
I began my spiritual journey toward “the gathered meeting” when my wife and I visited her youngest son in Durham, North Carolina, in January, 2018. While there, we attended Durham Friends Meeting one Sunday when maybe a hundred adults and thirty-five children were present. The meeting felt settled and centered.
A poem and a brief essay concerning love and corrupt worldly powers
Review of Margery Post Abbott's Backhouse Lecture, "Everyday Prophets," along with personal reflections on what this concept means in the author's own faith community.
A short New Year’s Day reflection on fellowship and companionship as a spiritual path, which is a rare gift within the U.S. culture of competition and individualism.
