Inner silence is the same as the love of God

“Inner silence, calming the agitations of our hearts and minds, letting go of all that is stubborn and grasping, is essentially an expression of the love of truth. To be dispassionate, not to let one’s own needs or prejudices or emotions color one’s actions, is essentially to put truth before everything else. To love truth in this way is to love God, who is Truth. Thus the practice of inner silence is the same as the love of God.”

— Dan Seeger, 2002
Public Friend and peace activist

Today’s Invitation

Calm the agitations of your heart and mind, letting go of all that is stubborn and grasping.

This Week’s Query

What do you do in the silence of meeting for worship?

How do you prepare yourself?

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  • Dan Seeger is a retired nonprofit administrator and organizational leader, and a Quaker religion and social issue writer.  In 1965 the Supreme Court, in the case of the case of The United States of America vs. Daniel A. Seeger, greatly expanded the religious qualifications for allowing pacifists exemption from military service on conscientious grounds.

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