‘We need to consider why we do what we do.’

At General Meeting for Scotland in March, the talk was more friendly than the weather. Pam Apted was there.

The Quaker Meeting House sign outside Glasgow Meeting. | Photo: Courtesy of Glasgow Meeting.

On a wet and blustery day, more than seventy Friends from across Scotland gathered at Glasgow Meeting House. While the rugby teams of Scotland and Wales were battling it out at Murrayfield we met in a more friendly fashion, our task being no less challenging, namely to address the question: How do we liberate ourselves to focus on spiritual growth, community building and witness in the world?

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