Friends and family
Craig Barnett reflects on being a gathered people
When I joined Quakers twelve years ago I was drawn to becoming part of an ‘extended family’ of Quakers past and present. It is a family which contains some wonderful ancestors and fascinating far-flung cousins, as well as its full share of rather peculiar aunts and uncles. By becoming a Quaker, I felt that I was being accepted into the shared life of this worldwide, centuries-old Quaker family. I was no longer just an individual seeker on a solitary spiritual journey, but part of a people, with its own stories and culture; sometimes baffling or infuriating, but now also part of my story too.
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