Be a prophet of joy

“We have often wondered whether there is anything Quakers today can say as one. After much struggle we have discovered that we can proclaim this: there is a living God at the centre of all, who is available to each of us as a Present Teacher at the very heart of our lives. We seek as people of God to be worthy vessels to deliver the Lord’s transforming word, to be prophets of joy who know from experience and can testify to the world, as George Fox did, ‘that the Lord God is at work in this thick night.'”

— Epistle from the 1985 World Gathering of Young Friends

Today’s Invitation

Be a prophet of joy.

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How does it feel to be led?

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  • 1985 World Gathering of Young Friends

    The WGYF was held in 1985 in Greensboro, North Carolina, on the campus of Guilford College. Seen as a defining moment for the Religious Society of Friends worldwide, this gathering is generally considered to be the beginning of the thawing of many of the strained relationships which existed amongst divided theologies of Quakers around the world. Many participants and organisers went on to take up key roles of leadership in their respective Yearly Meetings.

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