'We work hard to keep the Presence out because to be present with it is to be “despised and rejected”.’ Photo: by Jeremy Yap on Unsplash

‘You know you are forgiven, yet feel the pain of those you have hurt.’

Thought for the week: John Myhill requests the Presence

‘You know you are forgiven, yet feel the pain of those you have hurt.’

by John Myhill 14th May 2021

Finding the Presence in the stillness in a Quaker Meeting is hard but it is not difficult. It does not require years of practice, nor struggle with dark forces. Education, knowledge of theology, complex reasoning and arcane wisdom are even less helpful.