Quakerism and spiritual awakening

John Elford believes we need to look deeply into ourselves

by John Elford 3rd February 2017

Now thou must die in the silence, to the fleshly wisdom, knowledge, reason,  and understanding; so thou comest to feel that which brings thee to wait upon God; (thou must die from the other) that brings thee to feel the power of an endless life, and come to possess it.

- George Fox

Quakers often describe themselves as seekers, and in Meeting for Worship there is a sense of waiting on the Divine. As our thoughts calm down and our ordinary sense of self becomes more transparent we become aware of a wider and deeper reality that is in truth ever-present and eternal, and that some call ‘God’.