A piece of Works: Ruth Tod introduces Isaac Penington
‘His letters reveal a gentle empathy with everyday problems, and advice full of wisdom and kindness.’
In February, our Meeting invited people in our town to see the snowdrops in what used to be the burial ground. The space is now an orchard, with the old gravestones propped up against the walls. As visitors walked through the archway they stopped still, spellbound. ‘This is a sanctuary,’ said some of them, ‘a haven… so peaceful.’ A few confessed that they pop into the garden when they pass by. One couple comes regularly to meditate and practice Tai Chi.
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