tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949267467112032987.post3553875939505985817..comments2023-10-05T16:54:32.454+01:00Comments on A Tentative Quaker: Wakening up from a dreamJohn (@bookdreamer)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949267467112032987.post-23267264041434655042010-08-07T13:37:07.184+01:002010-08-07T13:37:07.184+01:00I used to go to Quaker meetings in the summer when...I used to go to Quaker meetings in the summer when I worked on a farm in NY state. Back then silence was harder-<br />being still mostly happened when I was too tired for anything else!<br />However I was hungry for answers- so when somebody did speak, it was gratefully received. <br />Today I am a member of a spiritual<br />based UU church. we have a chance to do lay services (and have a minister) I am considering doing my second one!izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949267467112032987.post-87850413535359399752010-08-03T01:08:08.451+01:002010-08-03T01:08:08.451+01:00I was surprised to return to your blog from your c...I was surprised to return to your blog from your comment and see the work "Quaker" on your dashboard. I was raised in a Quaker Friends church. My best childhood memories are rooted there.<br /><br />Thanks for the visit. I cannot post comments with links, but am grateful for the comment nonetheless. <br /><br />Take care & God bless!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383088026534281295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949267467112032987.post-13045259509351601652010-04-06T13:06:18.878+01:002010-04-06T13:06:18.878+01:00Hi, Martin. Glad you're interested in Quakers;...Hi, Martin. Glad you're interested in Quakers; for me Blake and Quakers go together naturally.<br /><br />Re Meeting for Worship: my take on it is that we gather in silence (which has a tremendous pull for some) and wait for direction. If you feel inspired, then share it in the meeting; we're all ministers and we all preach to one another. We hopefully receive the Word, and we pass it on.<br /><br />Re worship: a consecrated life is continuous worship: with our minds, our hands, our feelings, our relationships with one another grow in love. <br /><br />Glad to hear your opinion about that.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.com