Can a Quaker child play laser tag?
“It can be scary to trust children with independence. But kids are better problem-solvers than some people might think. When my son, at age 10, asked me if he could play laser tag with friends, I asked him how he could avoid pulling a trigger (in deference to the Quaker value of pacifism). He decided to serve as referee. I was proud of him for exercising “discernment,” [a] Quaker value, all on his own, for listening to his “still, small voice within” and letting it guide him to a solution that satisfied his need for belonging.”
— Gail Cornwall, 2025
Quaker journalist
Today’s Invitation
Give children the opportunity to listen to the still, small voice.
This Week’s Query
What was your experience of spirituality as a child?
How would you explain the Divine to a child?
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