Breathe the Spirit of Reconciliation

“Guard against placing your dependence on fleets and armies; be peaceable yourselves, in words and actions, and pray to the Father of the Universe that he would breathe the spirit of reconciliation into the hearts of his erring and contending creatures.“

— Issued by Yearly Meeting in London 1804, during the Napoleonic Wars
Faith and Practice of Britain Yearly Meeting, fifth edition

Today’s Invitation

Pray that the spirit of reconciliation will be breathed into the hearts of those in violent conflict.

Query of the Week

How does your body help you connect to spirit?

How does physical movement change your spiritual experience? How do you prepare your body for worship? How does your spiritual life enhance your appreciation of the physical world?