The immediacy of the Divine

“There is that near you which will guide you. O! Hearken unto it, and be sure ye keep to it.”

— Isaac Penington, 1678
Quaker mystic

Today’s Invitation

In silent contemplation, reflect on a time when the Divine felt “as close as your jugular vein,” as it says in the Qur’an.

This Week’s Query

How do these insights from Friends’ offerings speak to your spiritual condition? did?

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  • Isaac Penington (1616–1679) was one of the early members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in England. He wrote about the Quaker movement and was an influential promoter and defender of it.

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