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A welcome reminder that no matter what our context, we can all play a part in putting more love and kindness into the world:
"...the vocation of ordinary men and women called to continual, unspectacular acts of loving kindness in the ordinary setting of every day."
(Text from Quakers in Britain "Quaker Faith & Practice" 21.43 https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/21-43/)
When there's so much that calls for our love, it can feel overwhelming, sometimes futile.
So we just start where we can - right where we are, right now.
(Text from Quakers in Britain "Quaker Faith & Practice" 24.60 https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/24-60/)
"Please be patient, those of you who have found a rock to stand on, with those of us who haven’t and with those of us *who are not even looking for one*...."
(Quakers in Britain "Quaker Faith and Practice" 20.06, part https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/20-06/)
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Some thoughts on the #Bible.
From John Pavlovitz's book "If #God is Love, Don't be a Jerk: finding a #faith that makes us better humans", Chapter 10.
(Which I *thoroughly* recommend: https://johnpavlovitz.com/if-god-is-love-dont-be-a-jerk/)
Thou shalt not be horrible. Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience aspired to this mantra. What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived? What if we invited one another to… Continue Reading If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk
"The way you treat other people is the only meaningful expression of your #belief system anyway; it is the space where your #values are on full display."
"When it comes to the heart of it all, your #religion isn't what you believe, your religion is how you treat people."
From John Pavlovitz's book "If #God is Love, Don't be a Jerk: finding a #faith that makes us better humans", Chapter 15.
(Which I *thoroughly* recommend: https://johnpavlovitz.com/if-god-is-love-dont-be-a-jerk/)
Thou shalt not be horrible. Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience aspired to this mantra. What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived? What if we invited one another to… Continue Reading If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk
Some thoughts from Rob Bell on #Heaven and #Hell, that I often find myself pondering.
I find how for different people there can be such a difference in focus between "now" and "next" fascinating.
(I'm a "now" person.)
Visited #Portishead #Quaker meeting house today (a different local meeting house elsewhere in Quakers in Britain's #Bristol area meeting than where I normally go).
7 of us shared the hour of silence, in a place where Friends have gathered since 1670: https://heritage.quaker.org.uk/files/Portishead%20LM.pdf (PDF link).
This poem by Geoffrey Weeden describes one experience of Quaker "Meeting for Worship" (what we call our gatherings).
Hear it read aloud, along with footage of Friends from Quakers in Britain's Northumbria Area Meeting here: https://vimeo.com/127699534
At this time of year (as the dreaded #BlackFriday is just 2 weeks away, and the associated purchasing frenzy approaches), I often find myself returning to this passage with its thoughts on consumerism, acquisition, all that stuff and gadgets, and living simply.
(Quakers in Britain "Quaker Faith and Practice" 25.09 https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/25-09/) #Quaker #Quakers #Quakerism
