Where Our Wealth Lies
“Our [Quaker] testimonies against war and inequality have been aimed at persuading people, and reminding ourselves, as to where their wealth lies: in the discovery of a common identity and a common cause with other human beings.
Those testimonies apply in the same way to our treatment of our natural environment which, as Augustine said, is itself like a ‘commonwealth,’ in which every creature in its own way serves the interests of the others. The difference now is that the commonwealth of people and the commonwealth of the earth have become inseparably interrelated and interdependent – have become in fact one new commonwealth of life. Our thinking about God and the world and the way we live in relation to them must now give recognition to that fact.”
— Rex Ambler, 1990
Quaker theologian

Today’s Invitation
Discover a common identity in the new commonwealth of life.
This Week’s Query
How do you keep up your energy to make a difference in the face of climate crisis?
What spiritual practices give you strength?
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Rex Ambler is a Quaker theologian and retired university lecturer. He is known for ‘Experiment with Light,' a Quaker practice which is based on early Friends’ discoveries.
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