Swedish Friends ponder neighbourhood questions
Peaceful living
In May, Swedish Friends gathered at Svartbäcksgården, the retreat centre near Rimbo, for their seventy-sixth Yearly Meeting. The multifaceted theme for the weekend was peace; two local speakers put the Quaker peace declaration to Charles II in historical and philosophical context, and explored the difficulty of being peaceful in daily life: how our thoughts and actions can subject us and others to violent behaviour and painful consequences.
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I also have concerns for more vulnerable members of society and am thinking about how to respond. I’m a Street Pastor in my own locality so I have opportunities to listen to some of those vulnerable and struggling - even just listening seems to be appreciated. We also offer practical help as needed where we can. I’d imagine we can do more as groups of Quakers in our own localities by perhaps joining as volunteers at Samaritans or helping in homeless hostels perhaps. Not quite sure how the “joined up” bit could happen that we do this work as a local group. I’m an attender (for the last year) so not au fait with how the area/country stuff happens yet.