Meeting
for Worship
Worship
is one of the many ways in which we respond to God.
Friends
find that worship is made deeper, more powerful, and more meaningful by using
silence. We use a 'semi-programmed' manner of worship, with our hymns, readings,
prayers and sermons given room, or framed in silence. The sermon is generally
given by the pastor, guest, or an attender of the Meeting.
Central to our life of worship together is
our period of open worship. During these moments we experience communion by
partaking of Christ in expectant silence and in sharing leadings given by the
Holy Spirit. The Spirit may move any one in worship to speak. Words that arise
out of the reverent silence are often more helpful than any prepared message.
"The Quaker discovery and message has
always been that God still lives and moves and guides, in vivid immediacy,
within the hearts of all people." Thomas Kelly, in 'the Eternal
Promise'
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