Olympic opportunities

Peter Green believes that the Olympic Games offer an opportunity for engagement and outreach

Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort . . . | Photo: akiwitz / Wikimedia Commons

How do you respond to the idea of the 2012 Olympics in Britain? With excitement and anticipation, with resentment and doubt, or with indifference?  In the midst of our often mundane and busy lives, the Olympic Games taking place in Britain this summer represents a tremendous opportunity: an opportunity for all Quakers to live adventurously and to offer a witness to the spiritual in the midst of a celebration of physical achievement. It also gives us a chance to connect with the world community of Friends.

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