From the archives: A Friend reflects on what the absence of light can teach us about following our inner guidance.
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Weeping to Joy
God heals in unexpected ways.
Eclipse
Myron Bietz teaches English at Mayo High School聽in Rochester, Minn., where he attends Rochester Meeting. He was named聽1984 Fellow, National聽Endowment for the Humanities Seminar, Religious Studies and Philosophy.
Posted in: Uncategorized
Beauty; Beauty Everywhere
The sound of machines, monitors and people in the hallway evaporated; t felt like being at meeting when the gathered center down.
Geoff Knowlton grew up Quaker and was later ordained in the United Church of Christ. He returned to the Friends and joined Worcester (Mass.) Meeting. He worked for a small hospice in New Hampshire and is currently a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and attachment related disorders.
Posted in: Online Exclusives, The Art of Dying
Unaccompanied
If the dark conceals all possibilities, then the light wakes us.
Boyce Upholt, raised in Hartford (Conn.) Meeting, is a writer and editor based in the Mississippi Delta.
Posted in: Features, The Art of Dying
A Quaker’s Passing: My Father’s Way
The answers would only come from being present in the light. 🔒
Shannon Zimmerman is a lifelong Quaker raised in Colorado. Specializing in conflict resolution, she is currently living in Brisbane, Australia, working on a PhD. Her hope is to someday find a way to bring peace into politics. She is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.).
Posted in: Features, The Art of Dying
Heaven-based Living
A brief glimpse of eternity inspires a search for understanding.
Michael Resman is a member of Rochester (Minn.) Meeting and an editor for What Canst Thou Say? His books include A Contemporary Mysticism.
Posted in: Features, The Art of Dying
A Simple State of Being That Never Truly Dies
Moving toward death is its own kind of expectant worship. 🔒
Robert Stephen Dicken is a member of First Friends Meeting in New Castle, Ind. He retired from teaching high school English in 2002. His retirement days consist of reading, writing, drawing, almost completing honey-do lists, and entertaining grandchildren.
Posted in: Features, The Art of Dying
Children and Death
Bringing Quaker spirituality to the bedside of those dying.
John Graham-Pole is a retired physician and graduate of London University. He has spent the last 30 years as a children’s oncologist and hospice director at the University of Florida, where he was a member of Gainesville (Fla.) Meeting. He has written three books and many essays and short stories.
Posted in: Features, The Art of Dying
Weeping to Joy
God heals in unexpected ways.
Betsy Blake builds websites and communication strategies for companies and organizations trying to do good in the world. Her photojournalism work was recently featured on CNN and NBC news. Betsy lives in Greensboro, N.C., and is a member of First Friends Meeting. Learn more about Betsy at betsyblake.com.
This version has been slightly edited from the printed piece.
Posted in: Features, The Art of Dying
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The Art of Dying and the Afterlife
Unaccompanied by Boyce Upholt
Heaven-based Living by Michael Resman
Children and Death by John Graham-Pole
Weeping to Joy by Betsy Blake
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