Passing the problem by
In the first of a two-part series, Ian Beeson shares some reflections on Yearly Meeting and discernment
At Yearly Meeting in London on 1 to 4 May 2015 five plenary sessions were given over wholly or partly to a main theme ‘Living out our faith in the world’, framed in terms of what we could do to reduce inequality and injustice in society. About seven to nine hours were devoted to consideration of the theme. Assuming an average attendance of 500 people in the Large Meeting House, we may have spent as many as 4000 (person-) hours of discernment on this matter. That’s a lot of discernment! How far did we get? What did we find out or commit ourselves to? Are we now better prepared for, or clearer about, living out our faith in the world, or about how to reduce inequality and injustice in our society?
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