From Off the Meetinghouse Floor

This section includes prayers, messages or reflections that came to us out of the silence of our weekly corporate worship in the manner of Friends. While every messages does not necessarily reflects the Meeting as a whole, the sharing of these reflections through this website or podcast was approved by a Monthly Meeting.

Beyond the Beyond

(Excerpt:) Sometimes, in prayer, we might also find ourselves asking, “Why?” … This can leave us questioning what are we that we can aspire to have a relationship with that which is so far beyond the beyond of our understanding. …When we exhibit the qualities of wisdom, serenity, love, beauty, joy, and innocence, we can connect to that source that is beyond the beyond and bring this force into ourselves, our families, our community, and the world.

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Saying “YES”

A brief and funny exchange happened when I startled a co-worker who exclaimed, “Jesus Christ!. ” I replied, “Sorry, no.” We both giggled. This prompted me to think about how this interaction related to the well-used George Fox quote: “Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one.” … How do I do this? How do I model and act from this place, not only with the pleasant daily interactions but with the more difficult people?

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“Love Never Faileth”

There are times that feel like an important transition point, particularly when a year where trouble seems to be on the horizon passes, and the other begins. It’s not only the transition of the calendar but our social stability that can seem shaky. Recently at these moments it has seemed like things are changing to a time of increasing uncertainty, where a lot of things could go very, very wrong, when the democracy I’d been comfortable taking for granted could falter.

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Following are three posts that continue with the theme of Love

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