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The advices and queries are a reminder of the basic faith and principles held to be essential to the life and witness of the Religious Society of Friends.  Each of us is therefore asked to consider how far the advices and queries affect us personally, and where our service lies.  We may be disheartened at times because the ideal of Christian discipleship seems impossibly demanding.  However, we should all remember that we are to seek it, not with our own strength, but with the strength of the Guide whom we follow.

The advices and queries are intended for use in Monthly Meetings as well as for personal devotions.  Their use varies in Meetings according to the needs of the members.  Many Meetings read and consider one or several queries, with appropriate advices or other material, once a month during business meetings or in other meetings.

While the advices and queries are divided into categories for convenience of consideration, Friends are reminded that the sections are part of  a whole, as life itself is a unity.  All aspects of life are holy; distinct lines cannot be drawn between secular and religious. 

This material is taken from the North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends FAITH and PRACTICE, 1993, pages 39-40.

April 5, 2009

Are our Meetings for Business held in the spirit of a Meeting for Worship in which we seek divine guidance for our actions in love and mutual forbearance?  How well do our Meetings for Business lead to a corporate search for and revelation of God’s truth?

 

March 29, 2009

How well are we able to love each other unconditionally?

 

March 21, 2009

Are we aware that we speak through inaction as well as action?  Are we prepared to let go of our individual desires and let the Holy Spirit lead us to unity?

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