A secret power which touched my heart
“Not by strength of arguments, or by a particular disquisition of each doctrine, and convincement of my understanding thereby, came [I] to receive and bear witness of the truth, but by being secretly reached by this life; for when I came into the silent assemblies of God’s people, I felt a secret power among them, which touched my heart, and as I gave way unto it, I found the evil weakening in me, and the good raised up, and so I became thus knit and united unto them.”
— Robert Barclay, 1676
Early Quaker theologian
Today’s Invitation
Give way to the secret power of a community in worship.
This Week’s Query
What stories from history have informed or inspired your spirituality?
Is there a quote from early Friends that particularly informs your spiritual path, and how?
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