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July 31, 2011 Communicator
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July 31, 2011 Silence as prayer Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it true? Does it improve on the silence? ``Therefore be still awhile from thy own thoughts, searching, seeking, desires, and imaginations, and be staid in the principle of God in thee, that it may raise thy mind up to God, and stay it upon God, and thou wilt find strength from him, and find him to be a God at hand, a present help in time of trouble, and of need. And thou being come to the principle of God, which hath been transgressed, it will keep thee humble; and the humble, God will teach his way, which is peace, and such he doth exalt.'' George Fox (1624-1691), a founder of the Religious Society of Friends ``True silence is the rest of the mind; and is to the spirit, what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.'' William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania The offering baskets are placed near the door ; give if you desire as you depart from the service. Prelude and w elcomewe prepare to enter the silence A time for all God's children What happens in the silence?
Centering
acknowledge and
set aside cares, concerns, distractions.
Empty you
rself, creating a space for God
and the Spirit to work within.
By Kara Newell, Reedwood Friends
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