Laura Katherine's Blog – 3rd mo. 2011 Archive (3)

We Get What We Need, When We Need It

Last year I attended Lake Erie Yearly Meeting and heard Lloyd Lee Wilson speak. His message was Christ-centric. I was not ready for that. It disturbed me, and led to some deep questioning about whether I belonged in LEYM.

 

Friend Paula helped me though that time. She reassured me that I need not feel a unity with Christ in order to worship with our monthly meeting. So I stayed, and tended to the light.

 

A few months later a message in our meeting spoke to me,…

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Added by Laura Katherine on 3rd mo. 31, 2011 at 12:15pm — 4 Comments

Growth

Our meeting has been struggling with growth. It feels odd to think of growth as a struggle, but I think that's the most apt description.

 

Every couple of weeks for the past few months we've had a new family visit. Some have stayed, some have not. We've doubled our offerings for children, and we've been talking about investing in improvements to our meeting house to make it more accessible. There is a sense amongst us that our numbers are increasing and we need to grow with…

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Added by Laura Katherine on 3rd mo. 30, 2011 at 3:58pm — 4 Comments

Should this be harder?

A friend recently commented that being a Quaker is "hard. Really, really hard." Immediately the old Catholic guilt started flowing, and I asked myself whether I was working hard enough.

 

The past few months have been joyful. I've been happier than I've been in a long time. After many difficulties in my life, things are finally starting to come together, and I'm waking up happy to see the sun and start a new day. I credit some of that joy to the spiritual nourishment I receive…

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Added by Laura Katherine on 3rd mo. 29, 2011 at 10:55pm — 10 Comments

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