Entries in Appointed Meetings (13)
Called Meeting at Athens
Marshall Massey
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A Friend spoke of how, in a near-death experience, he saw a valley and flowers and a stream that he eventually realized were a place he’d known as a boy in Tennessee. The place, he said, has been long since scraped off for a surface mine. “What did we get in return? Plastic toys and hair driers. When I think of what I paid for what I got, I get angry, which I can’t afford to do, and then I burst into tears.”
Report from (Xenia and) Jamestown
Marshall Massey
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A Friend said simply, “I think Christ is calling (on this matter) but I’m not listening.” This led to a discussion of why various groups of people don’t listen.
Report from Dayton
Marshall Massey
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A Friend observed, “We’re talking about changing human nature. It’s not an easy task.”
Report from Englewood
Marshall Massey
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A Friend said, “Our mission as Friends is to seek truth. I wonder what is true about topics like global warming. I feel Jesus is crying for those who are pulled right and left, trying to understand what is truth. On the Net we can find things that support any number of opinions.”
Report from Richmond
Marshall Massey
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…There were Indiana meetings very divided about how fast to move on the slavery issue. “When you’re living history, it’s messy. When something’s divisive, that doesn’t mean God isn’t in it.”
Report from Cadiz
Marshall Massey
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A Friend cited the first two chapters of the book of Ezekiel, in which God says to the prophet, “I’m sending you to a rebellious people who will not listen.” Looking at our numbers, the Friend said, there’s probably not enough of us (Friends) to make a big difference in the world. But Ezekiel goes on to say that whether or not the rebellious people listen is not the prophet’s concern. Sometimes we have to concentrate on being faithful, not on being successful.”
Report from Fall Creek at Pendleton
Marshall Massey
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A Friend said that the only way to unite people is by opening hearts, showing them how to open their own hearts. We have to increase the love between us. Once that process begins, the power of love increases. People find it very hard to reject someone they love.
Report from Noblesville
Marshall Massey
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A Friend asked, “How will my efforts to conserve water help women in Kenya?” Another Friend responded that how we use or exploit the environment has everything to do with peace and justice. … A Friend said that he was skeptical of the claims made on both sides of environmental debates….