September 2007
14 posts
“I know that God will provide. I only wish he would provide until he provides.”
– Proverb
“By the tender mercies of our God, let the dawn from on high break upon us,...”
– Luke 1:78-9
"..To turn all the treasures we possess into the... →
from Worship by John Woolman
Twelve Pots of Honey
“Though conscience is an imperfect instrument for transmitting the Light, its claims are absolute and must always be obeyed, for conscience gives us the highest knowledge of the Light that we have at any one time. Because clearer and clearer knowledge may progressively be attained as the virtue of obedience grows, Friends have never declared any doctrine to be a final and unalterable...
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Divergent Friends
To open the way, a cultural breakthrough need not involve masses of people but must be done decisively by someone.
— from Goatwalking: A Guide to Wildland Living, a Quest for the Peaceable Kingdom by Jim Corbett
Social conscience is often wrong, among Friends as elsewhere.
Persons refusing to comply with social conscience are like researchers who refuse to conform their data to...
Dark Night
Into darkness of an obscure Night Burning with passionate longing for my love, Oh gladsome chance! I sallied forth with none to note, My house being now asleep. - from Dark Night of the Soul Christian theology and Christian experience describes a kind of spiritual draught called the Dark Night. The Dark Night is like going blind to every spark of divine Light, going deaf to every echo of...
Thinks during meeting for worship
Mind the Light: Watch out for vibrations of trouble and apply the AVP guides to Transforming Power. Keep low and stay alert for new ways to serve God in my family and my studies. Exercise Integrity: Simplify my tasks and just focus on priorities. Serve others: Center on the issues where I can serve my family and community, and engage the mystery present in others. Celebrate...
“The first step to peace is to stand still in the light.”
– George Fox
“Stand all naked, bare, and uncovered before the Lord.”
– George Fox
“Let the light of Jesus Christ, that shines in every one of your consciences,...”
– George Fox
the Central Concern
“The central concern is what we must do today to live faithfully.” from The Servant Church by Elford & Corbett New Light: This is the query I need to come back to the present moment in times of slacking or stress. “What must I do today to live faithfully?” Experience: Salvation in categories of belief & unbelief are abstract conjuring. The central concern...
a Transforming Power
AVP and HIPP are like the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius: a concentrated period of transforming dialogue that imparts concrete skills in community peacebuilding with the undercurrents of Quaker listening spirituality.
“The essence of divinity is found in every single thing — nothing but it...”
– from Sanctuary for All Life by Jim Corbett
Corbett's guides to moon sabbath
Begin at sunset the night before the new moon crescent appears; conclude at sunrise after it reappears. Be alone, at least during the night. Sleep under the sky. Use no fire, artificial light, electricity, motorized devices.from Sanctuary for All Life.