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 On Saturday, November 7th Friends attended Spirit-Led Discernment, a day-long retreat with FGC Travelling Ministry Friends Deborah Fisch and Beckey Phipps at the Purchase Friends Meetinghouse. It was appropriate for both newcomers & seasoned Friends.
Here are some of the highlights of what we shared:
Listening is at the heart of Quaker spirituality.
Learning to listen for the voice of God is a life-long endeavor, because God communicates and guides with words that are not words, with sounds that are not ordinary sounds—in an interior, submerged landscape.
Learning to distinguish between Divine Guidance and our utterly human desires and motivations is foundational to discernment in Friends’ faith and practice.
In community we help each other to develop, use, and share this gift of discernment. As we seek to discern how we are led as meetings, how we are to go forward in faith together, our tradition and experience has shown us that we can hear God when we give over our willing and striving.
This retreat was under the care of Purchase Quarter Ministry & Counsel.
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