A shift

Sonja Rose finds that ‘doing’ has become ‘being’

Somehow ‘doing’ has become a more conscious ‘being’ and what was an effort has become a gift | Photo: Lel4nd / flickr CC

A few years ago, a long-standing attender stood up during Meeting for Worship. His ministry was brief and memorable: ‘What do you do in Meeting?  I do not remember any ministry that might well have followed, but the question reverberated with us over coffee and beyond: it was decided quite spontaneously that those of us who were free to do so would gather with an ad hoc picnic at a member’s home and garden to explore further. It became a good afternoon, rich in sharing of very diverse contribution and deep probing, details of which I regretfully cannot remember either!

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