Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion

In our day heaven and earth are on tiptoe waiting for the emerging of the Spirit-led, Spirit-intoxicaed, Spirit-empowered peole. All of creation watches expectantly for the springing up of a disciplined, freely gathered, martyr people who know in this likfe the life and power of the Kindgom of God. It happened before, it can happen again.

In the context of Quaker worship, it is perfectly appropriate for any person in the congregation to speak a timely word from the Lord.

Simplicity is freedom.

Let's discipline ourselves so that our words are few and full.

When we determine to dwell on the good and excellent things in life, we will be so full of those things that they will tend to swallow our problems.

When the poor farmer of India is unable to buy a gallon of gasoline to run his simple water pump because the world's demand has priced him out of the market, who is to blame?