tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post43977076424937470..comments2023-10-10T06:47:21.655-07:00Comments on Quaker Explorers: "New Kind of Quaker" Gathering - Greensboro / High Point,North CarolinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-33985019490753688042008-11-26T12:27:00.000-08:002008-11-26T12:27:00.000-08:00What these remarks lift up for me is the belief I ...What these remarks lift up for me is the belief I am growing into, that if the Religious Society of Friends is ever to be united again as a whole, we must be willing to engage in intervisitation across the branches and even within our own yearly meetings. Only then can we see that there is so little power in stereotypes and so much hope in our common belief in the Divine Principle that transforms us and binds us together. <BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-75047363286926690992008-11-20T07:46:00.000-08:002008-11-20T07:46:00.000-08:00Scott, thank you for this. I am deeply moved and e...Scott, thank you for this. I am deeply moved and encouraged. I recognise that experience of 'deep silence covering the room' and the way that 'these young adults were leading the way'. These young people who are just living out the Quaker way, reminding the rest of us how it can be. It is also my experience that this deep silence that makes room for the Divine Presence lets us find a way beyond our apparent and outward differences. You are also absolutely right in identifying that our world needs a love based spirituality. All we do in the world needs to be done with love, we can not truly do what God wants in any other way.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594021198345697575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-82102819875453649982008-11-19T16:56:00.000-08:002008-11-19T16:56:00.000-08:00I believe, Bill, there were about 90 to 100 folks ...I believe, Bill, there were about 90 to 100 folks approximately. Most of them were young adults (18-35) with a few "older" adults - anywhere from 40-60+ years old. There was a crowd from Guilford College but there were folks from Earlham, Philadelphia, Virginia, Ohio, and other meetings in North Carolina. All in all, a very good mix. Also a good mix of folks from programmed and unprogrammed Friends.Scott Wagonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227254178680641378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-23482314295228441772008-11-19T16:27:00.000-08:002008-11-19T16:27:00.000-08:00How many came? What kind of variety of background...How many came? What kind of variety of backgrounds/affiliations? Were they mostly close by or did it draw a number of Friends from a distance?Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-51901763283647899292008-11-19T10:30:00.000-08:002008-11-19T10:30:00.000-08:00"Fear always loses and is a loss for the world. Lo..."Fear always loses and is a loss for the world. Love always wins and is a victory for the world. And what our world needs is a love based spirituality and not a fear based one."<BR/><BR/>Amen to that!<BR/><BR/>It was good to finally meet you this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Micah<BR/>http://valiantforthetruth.blogspot.com<BR/>http://lambswar.blogspot.comMicah Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849915973708989620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-30732306962084663292008-11-19T09:48:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:48:00.000-08:00I'm glad to hear that it was a powerful experience...I'm glad to hear that it was a powerful experience for you. I've started hearing that the gathering was an occasion that brought Friends together for deep searching, before, during and after the sessions. Thanks for your role in facilitating it all.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856893156680873562.post-73755711056925879782008-11-19T09:11:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:11:00.000-08:00I am deeply thankful for the depth and grace and p...I am deeply thankful for the depth and grace and passion at the gathering. Thanks to all who spoke, prayed, organized, fed, washed dishes! DeborahDeborah Suesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02925817684491001387noreply@blogger.com