Pursuing the Kingdom of God

“Something becomes a spiritual practice once it is done with a sense of deliberate intention, with a purposeful determination. It also requires discipline. A spiritual practice requires regular practice! Spiritual disciplines root you in the present moment, and open you to mystical experience. It must be remembered however, that the central aim of any spiritual practice is not pleasure, or relaxation, or the heights of spiritual ecstasy, as delicious and wonderful though these are. Spiritual practice equips us more fully to pursue the Kingdom of God, which is justice, peace and joy.”

— Mark Russ, 2014
“Spiritual Grounding”

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Today’s Invitation

Consider the relationship between discipline and joy in your life.
Talk to someone today about an accomplishment they are proud of.

Query of the Week

What is the value of spirituality in your life?

How do you define spirituality? How has your spirituality changed over the course of your life? What is different when you are more or less connected to your spirituality?

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  • Maeve Sutherland

    Maeve Sutherland is a communications professional who never recovered from her wonderful childhood at a Quaker elementary school. She has spent her career helping nonprofits share their stories, from schools and universities, to museums, to radio stations. As a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Maeve spent a year living in “Peaceable Kingdoms,” pacifist intentional communities around the world, where she learned that everyone has a role to play in shaping a better world. She worked as a freelance social media manager before joining Thee Quaker Project. After returning to Quakerism as a young adult, Maeve now attends Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting in Philadelphia.

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