Loving and Letting Go

Facing the stages of life with our faith communities.

Mary Ann Downey

Where Do We Find Our Hope?

Introduction to our December issue.

Loving and Letting Go

Facing the stages of life with our faith communities.

Toward Spiritual Optimism

Following the examples of Saint Paul and George Fox.

The Devoted Path

Holding fast to the promise of new creation.

My Happy Heart Is Full

The clarity of spiritual joy.

Three Aspirations

Presence, humility, and hope.

Hope’s Many Answers

Friends organizations offer programs to revitalize meetings.

Before the Fireplace: December, 1993

When forty-four summers have touched your face / And sown long furrows beside your eyes

In the Nick of Time

I was a believer. I grew up / with a firm faith in the Tooth

Cleansed

A hen pecks the ground   to loosen soil /           ruffles       a shallow hole

Letters from our readers.

Be Still and Cool

When we go inward and look toward the Eternal, we can find the Light of Truth, Hope, and Love in all persons and all creation.

December 2024 Book Reviews

Young Friends Bookshelf

What Can We Do Now?

Even when it seems hopeless, persistence often pays off—sometimes when least expected, and sometimes in surprising ways.

QuakerSpeak, December 2024

Benjamin Lay, Radical Quaker Abolitionist.

Quaker Initiative to End Torture Laid Down After Nearly 20 Years of Advocacy

Members of the Quaker Initiative to End Torture (QUIT) laid down the group on July 15, after more than 19 years.

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