‘I don’t believe – I know.’ Photo: Head of a medieval woman, inspired by Margery Kemp, by Elizabeth Hogeland, 1980

‘I signed away what I wanted.’

Cliff-hanger: Could Anne Wade remain a Quaker?

‘I signed away what I wanted.’

by Anne Wade 15th December 2023

Last week I wrote about my glimpse of reality on the Dorset cliffs (Thought for the week, 8 December). Words are too limited to do a proper job, but, back then, as Young Friends, we agreed to try to share such experiences with the next generations. At the time our elders would only say, ‘My spiritual experience is too deep to put into words’, which we thought was a cop-out. But perhaps my consequent experience justifies their reticence.