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Prayers
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A Prayer from Dorothy White
“You are the branches of the true Vine, you Spouses of the Beloved, you Daughters of [Zion] and Sons of Jacob…let the tribulated [rejoice] and sing, let the poor in spirit be glad;
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Lord, Lord, Open Unto Me: Howard Thurman (Prayer)
I was recently given a prayer book from a friend in our meeting called Prayers from the Heart by Richard Foster. ((Books
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Morning Prayer by Henry T. Hodgkin
I ran across this prayer from Quaker Henry T. Hodgkin (1877-1933) in the most recent Friends Journal issue on Pendle Hill: Firm when all round me is in flux and seething Strong when
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Prayers: Elizabeth Woolman
I’ve recently re-read John Woolman’s Journal and have found it to be very challenging and nurturing once again. If you haven’t read it yet I can’t recommend it enough
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Some (Borrowed) Quaker Queries on Simplicity
Awhile back I visited a nearby Quaker meeting with Robin and Chris while they were in town. It was my first experience in an unprogrammed meeting and I really appreciated my experience there and
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Liturgical Prayer Based on the Lord’s Prayer
As I near the end of my series on the Lord’s Prayer I want to turn now to a small liturgy I’ve written that is based off the Lord’s Prayer and
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The Paternoster – A Formative Christian Practice for All Followers
I’d like to frame the next group of featured” posts that will be showing up here on gathering in light. I will be continuing to post my thoughts on the Lord’s Prayer,
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Silence II
So I have to consider that I am at times hard on myself, while at other times way too easy. But in either case my last post about silence might have been a bit