What is needed to become a prophet

“We know that the principles of our faith teach that we can be filled with the same life and power and spirit that produced the prophets and saints of the past, but that knowledge has not made prophets and saints out of us. God waits for us to add to that knowledge the willingness to obey the Light consistently and completely.”

— Cecil Hinshaw, 1945
Quaker academic and activist

Today’s Invitation

Be willing to obey the Light consistently and completely.

This Week’s Query

What is a spiritual lesson that has shaped your life? How did you learn it?

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  • Cecil Hinshaw

    Cecil Hinshaw (1911-1982) was a Quaker and president of William Penn College in Iowa, where he sought to train pacifist activists. He worked for the American Friends Service Committee, and was a graduate of Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and Iliff School of Theology.

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