Wait, and see: Damian Entwistle on ‘the most Quakerly of seasons’

‘Advent is woven from three strands, each of which is profoundly Quaker.’

by Damian Entwistle 22nd November 2024

It is axiomatic among Quakers that Friends are not given to times and seasons. We hold that God is immanent, that the experience of the spiritual is indissolubly woven into the everyday. That being the case, no particular place, no particular time, is any more sacred than any other. And yet, we still cherish some times more than others, some places more than others: Swarthmoor Hall, Woodbrooke, Friends House, our local Meeting House... ‘Cherishing’ is not quite ‘hallowing’, this much is true, but it’s a near neighbour.