How does the Spirit prosper among you? How does your meeting ensure that ministry is nurtured, and that members and attenders feel valued and cared for?
The Spirit prospers among us both in meeting and in our everyday lives. At our center, we are blessed with a rich corporate worship, whether we hear vocal ministry or silence. There is harmony amongst us. Continue reading
How does the Spirit prosper among you?
The Spirit is prospering among us. At our center, we are blessed with a rich corporate worship, whether our number is small or large, and whether we hear vocal ministry or silence. In our losses through the last several years, we tried to be faithful to that which is essential and excuse ourselves from that which is not. We have come to a fundamental knowledge that what is spiritually essential to our Meeting is our worship together. We understand too that worshiping together enhances our individual spiritual awareness. Friends with daily spiritual disciplines find that the worshiping community magnifies their intentions, and having kindred spirits fosters spiritual growth. Worshiping with like-minded people brings peace to many, and the simple keeping of silence is a discipline welcomed by others.
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Williamsburg Friends Meeting continues to meet faithfully although a number of us have been away or working this summer. Two Friends traveled together to England and brought back greetings from several Friends Meetings there. And one Friend returned to Opequon to be the head cook for a month.
We are sending one of our young Friends off to college this fall, and while we will miss him, we know that he is ready to join a larger community of his peers. Those of us who remember Taylor as a small child are now experiencing the joy of having watched a young person grow into a deeply spiritual and grounded teenager. We have been grateful to be part of his journey and his family has expressed gratitude for our Meeting’s support over many years.
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Our chief strength is that we really do care for each other; we take the responsibilities of community seriously. A number of Friends in the past year have needed care in one way or another, and we have helped each other. The illness and death of our clerk, Bob Solomon, was an experience of community as well as grief, as we supported Bob and his wife Linda Winston in the months before his death, and Linda in the months since then. Even Friends who no longer attend meeting returned to be part of the caring community in this time of need. Continue reading
