Dare to speak out
“Granted that Quakers have a tradition in civil liberties, what are they doing now? We ought to be hesitant to glory in past acts and quick to recognize that too often Quakers live today on the legacies of respect left by the rebels of yesteryear rather than to dare to speak out on modern equivalents of problems which landed their ancestors in prison.
The Quaker poet Whittier has well stated this:
Too cheaply truths once purchased dear
Are made our own.
Too long the world has smiled to hear
Our boast of full corn in the ear
By others sown.”
— Harrop A. Freeman, 1953 (source)
Quaker peace activist and academic
Today’s Invitation
What are the modern equivalents of problems which landed your (spiritual) ancestors in prison? Dare to speak out about them.
This Week’s Query
How do you know if you have a leading?
How can you tell when to act and when more discernment is needed? How do you lean on others in your faith community to help you come to clarity?
Banner art by Maggie Fiori
