All Truth Is a Shadow Except the Utmost

“All Truth is a shadow except the last, except the utmost; yet every Truth is true in its kind. It is substance in its own place, though it be but a shadow in another place (for it is but a reflection from an intenser substance); and the shadow is a true shadow, as the substance is a true substance.”

— Isaac Penington, 1653 (source)
Early English Quaker writer

Today’s Invitation

Live your day with a truthful heart, knowing that all Truth is a shadow of the utmost.

This Week’s Query

What role does integrity play in your spirituality?

To what or whom do you feel accountable? 

Share your response!

Photo credit: “Stone Sky,” copyright James Turrell

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  • Isaac Penington (1616–1679) was one of the early members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in England. He wrote about the Quaker movement and was an influential promoter and defender of it.

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