Prayer and Meditation

Who Turned on the Lights? A Reflection from Within

One of my worst recurring nightmares is that when I walk into a room and flick on the light switch,… KeithRMaddock

On Paying Attention

Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with… Noah Baker Merrill

Pilgrim in a Barren Land

After midnight, even on an unseasonably mild November evening, the late-working staffers have gone home and the tourists are back… Laurel Beckett

Meditation as Centering Prayer

Waiting for prisoners to be brought to the chapel from their cell units can be a test of patience on… Keith R. Maddock

Considering Prayer

Not long ago, I sat down to a tall stack of correspondence, manuscripts, email, and other things that have piled… Susan Corson-Finnerty

My Year of Cancer

At a recent gathering of Friends, the discussion leader asked us each to describe a joy we had brought with… Paul Hamell

The Echoing of Abuse

"Mom, Suzy’s in trouble. She’s at my house." Our older daughter’s voice sounded calm over the telephone. "RJ beat her… Anonymous

Prayer that Works for Me

Sally Campbell

Joy of the Spirit

Phyllis Berentsen

Monastic Longings: On Laziness, Discipline, and Devotion

“You would make a wonderful nun." Katherine said this to me with a grin, and I acted insulted because I… Lisa Marie Rand

The Possibility of Transformation

As Christmas approaches, it is common to focus our attention increasingly on children. That celebration is, after all, about the… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Back to the Future

This is a strange image—backward and forward—but perhaps a helpful one for Friends in 2006. As I was re-reading John… Kara Newell
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