5edford Quakers
"If you are wondering what God may be,
Looking for a purpose in life
Craving company, or seeking solitude,
Come to our Meeting for Worship!
We shall not ask you to speak or sing,
We shall not ask you what you believe,
We shall simply offer you our friendship,
And a chance to sit quietly and think,
And perhaps somebody will speak,
And perhaps somebody will read,
And perhaps somebody will pray,
And perhaps you will find here
That which you are seeking…
We are not saints
We are not cranks,
We are not different –
Except that we believe
That God’s light is in us all,
Waiting to be discovered."
Quotation from a leaflet issued by Quaker Home Service, now Quaker Life.
For further reading, see" Quaker Faith and Practice", the book of Christian discipline of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain, an anthology of Quaker writings from the 17th century to the present day, approved by Yearly Meeting in session, 1994.
You will find the full text of this book by clicking here for: Quaker Faith and Practice
Website last modified: 19th August 2008.