Spirit is more immediate without words

“Seeing the Spirit inwardly nourisheth, when he giveth not to speak words, the inward sense and nourishment is to be waited for, and received as it was given when there are no words. Yea, the ministry of the Spirit and life is more close and immediate when without words, than when with words, as has been often felt, and is faithfully testified by many witnesses.”

— Isaac Penington, 1680
Early English Quaker writer

Today’s Invitation

Wait on the inward sense and nourishment; receive it as it was given.

This Week’s Query

What do you do in the silence of meeting for worship?

How do you prepare yourself?

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  • Isaac Penington (1616–1679) was one of the early members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in England. He wrote about the Quaker movement and was an influential promoter and defender of it.

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