God Upholds Us
“Our strength or help is only in God; but then it is near us, it is in us – a force superior to all possible opposition – a force that never was, nor can be foiled. We are free to stand in this unconquerable ability, and defeat the powers of darkness; or to turn from it, and be foiled and overcome. When we stand, we know it is God alone upholds us.”
— Job Scott, 1798
American Quaker Minister

Today’s Invitation
Be someone else’s strength.
This Week’s Query
When have you experienced an ocean of darkness and death or an ocean of light and love?
How do you remain open to the presence of Spirit during difficult times?
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Job Scott (1751-1793) was an eminent traveling minister in the Religious Society of Friends and a prominent American quietist. His religious philosophy had a deep, shaping influence that contributed to the first schism in American Quakerism, the 1827 Hicksite-Orthodox split.
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