Introduction to our September issue.

A Friend reflects on how her worship community has shaped her.

Faithful non-monogamy in Quaker vows.

Unusual connection and the joy of helping.

Experiences of Quaker eldering.

Tending the permeable membrane.

On the day I proposed I first sat in silence / hoping words would rise from the garden paths

The roadsides where I took my walk were solid, / almost, in September flowers, mustard-colored / sprays, purple spikes, and, mostly, in penumbrae

A grasshopper sat on my toaster today, / Looking puzzled yet nonchalant.

On the grounds of the public school, there grows a young white pine tree. But it is not rooted in the ground; rather it springs from the fork in an old sugar maple.

The Fruits of our relationship with God.

Public Friends is a new program to develop and support Quaker public ministers in North America and around the world.