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.

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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When Greed Became Good

People say the opposite of love is hate or indifference, but maybe it’s really greed. … 1 Corinthians 13 defines love as patient and kind and not jealous or boastful, etc. In contrast, greed is the exact opposite. If we reverse 1 Corinthians 13 it would say: Greed is impatient; greed is unkind; it envies, boasts, and is proud, etc.. However, the original 1 Corinthians 13 can give us hope, for it says,… these things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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Following are three posts that continue with the theme of Love

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