The perpetual Now

“Growth is the test of healthy life, and that which it behooves us to promote in our spiritual being. To this end, the soul should be in a state of perpetual progress. Never therefore, stop to gaze either backwards or forwards…. Our business is to unite ourselves with the great I AM—the perpetual Now; and with Nature, as renewed and advanced every moment by his hand. Let us yield ourselves to him and his working as the plants and flowers of the field do.”

— Mary Ann Kelty, 1860
Quaker writer

Today’s Invitation

Unite yourself with the perpetual Now.

This Week’s Query

What seed have you planted in the past that is now coming to fruit?

What seeds are you currently planting?

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This month’s messages are guest edited by Jon Watts, Quaker songwriter, videographer, and founder of Thee Quaker Project (the organization that publishes the Daily Quaker Message). Find out more about Jon.

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  • Mary Ann Kelty

    Mary Ann Kelty (1789-1873) was a teacher and author in England. She who discovered the writings of early Friends later in her life. She never formally joined with them in membership (though she is said to have frequently attended the Friends’ meeting house at Peckham). She wrote the book “The Lives and Persecutions of the Primitive Quakers.”

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