In Silence

by Don Badgley,
Poughkeepsie Meeting

It seems to this Friend that our “cultivation of Quakerism” will bear far more and sweeter fruit when we remember to point to the essentials that are at the heart of our worship and then trust that the Light will nurture the seeds we scatter onto that fertile ground.

Gathered

In the place of silence

We Friends embrace simplicity,

Surrendering our hearts to wait,

Together,

Farmington-Scipio Faces Forward

by Kathy Slattery
Orchard Park Meeting

“Visioning a Future for Our Region: A Retreat for the Farmington Scipio Region,” a 24-hour retreat under the care of regional Ministry and Counsel and facilitated by Angela Hopkins, gathered October 26 and 27 in Dundee, NY.

Cultivating Quaker Worship

by Renee Fogarty
Amawalk Meeting

After about a dozen years attending meeting, it was at a fancy-schmancy Omega Institute workshop in Rhinebeck, NY, that I finally understand Quaker worship.

It was day four of a weeklong, mostly silent retreat. The instructor suggested that we listen for wisdom that arises between thoughts and stories of the mind.