For the message, Zac White of Multnomah Monthly Meeting drew from scripture, Rumi, and Mary Oliver. Zac invited us to approach prayer as a quiet attunement to the Spirit already present within and around us.

"God wants to hear from you," by Zac White

We strive to show God's goodness to the world when times try us.

Radiating God to Others

We talk about the value of avoiding evil.

Eschewing Evil

We discuss seeing Jesus-like folks in everyday life.

Square Dancing with Jesus

We pick up from last month, adding an emphasis on hope and joy.

Radiating God to Others- Part 2

Nathan Meckley reflects on how the word Friend carries both depth and aspiration for Quakers. Nathan asks us to consider what it means spiritually and relationally when we call someone friend or Friend. What does it mean to you when you call someone, lowercase, friend? When you call someone, capital F, Friend—what does it mean to you? Is your relationship with Truth, with Christ, with God, friendly? How could it become more so?

"Friends of God, Friends of Christ, Friends of Truth," by Nathan Meckley

We discuss how to show God's love through extravagant kindness.

Radical Hospitality- Part Two

Gil George shared that integrity, for her, means knowing herself and her values, and living in a way where her identity, actions, and intentions remain aligned with those values even though it is always a work in progress.

"Living Into Integrity" by Gillian George

Quaker historian Tom Hamm lectures about 19th century Friend Elias Hicks.

Tom Hamm and the Public Ministers: Elias Hicks

We ponder our past use of language and how to proceed in the changing times.

Queries on Language

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We are a Friends or Quaker Church located in north Seattle. We are a community of people gathered to Listen to God and follow God's Leadings. We love Jesus! We are all ministers and seek to liberate each other in our ministries. We welcome all who desire to join us in this God adventure as we Listen to God and liberate each other to live into our God place in our world!

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