Thought for the Week: A spiritual path for our time

Ian Kirk-Smith reflects on Quaker Quest

by Ian Kirk-Smith 6th January 2012

This year is the tenth anniversary of the birth of Quaker Quest. It began as a tentative idea. Friends in London had a concern. A concern about the future of their faith. How could they ‘reach out’ to people, particularly the broad community of spiritual ‘seekers’, who knew nothing about Quakerism. They gathered together and, as is the case with many good ideas, threshed their thoughts over time to see what might emerge. The idea they finally decided to develop was, at that stage, only a seed. It was nurtured carefully, tenderly and thoughtfully. It grew.