Meeting for Sufferings: The beating heart

The first Meeting for Sufferings of the new triennium was held on Saturday 4 July

by Elinor Smallman 10th July 2015

The first Meeting for Sufferings of the new triennium was held at Friends House, London on Saturday 4 July.

The tone for the morning was set with an arresting image during opening worship, where a parallel was drawn between what the heart is to the body and what Meeting for Sufferings is to the Religious Society of Friends in Britain. A Friend reflected that the heart, quietly going about its business, pumps blood to the organs, nourishing the body that houses the soul.