Quaker spirituality is incompatible with hurry

“No clear impressions, either from above or from without, can be received by a mind turbid with excitement and agitated by a crowd of distractions. The stillness needed for the clear shining of light within is incompatible with hurry.”

— Caroline Stephen, 1890
Quaker philanthropist and author

Today’s Invitation

Set aside distractions and hurry.

This Week’s Query

How do you make space to hear the still, small voice when technology constantly demands your attention?

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  • Caroline Emelia Stephen (8 December 1834 – 7 April 1909), also known as Milly Stephen, was a British philanthropist and Quaker writer. Her niece was Virginia Woolf.

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