This Divine Spark

“Our human nature is unmistakably double. There is something in us that the Divine Spirit can make its appeal to, something that draws us upward and onward, something that makes our moral and spiritual life possible. I think that this divine spark in us…is the most significant thing about us.”

— Rufus Jones
Quaker historian, theologian, and philosopher

Today’s Invitation

Allow yourself to be drawn upward and onward by the Divine Spirit.

This Week’s Query

What does “that of God in everyone” mean to you?

How does this idea influence the way you are in the world?

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  • Rufus Matthew Jones (January 25, 1863 – June 16, 1948) was an American Quaker theologian, writer, philosopher, historian, and professor. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Haverford Emergency Unit (a precursor to the American Friends Service Committee), and one of the most influential Quakers of the 20th century.

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