Humility is remembering you are not in charge
“Over the course of my years of Quaker worship I have learned that certain attitudes help me into worship – particularly humility and gratitude. Gratitude is easy; I can think of all that I am thankful for, and that’s probably the best way into worship on a difficult, distracted day. By humility I don’t mean grovelling and feeling awful about myself. It means, simply, remembering that I am not in charge, that I do not know what should happen (either in the meeting or beyond it) and so I am listening intently.”
— Lucy Faulkner-Gawlinski, 2024
Quaker teacher
Today’s Invitation
Think of all you are thankful for. Consider that you might not know what should happen and listen intently.
This Week’s Query
What are you grateful for?
What gratitude practices do you have?
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