We were awed by the splendor of God's creation. As the full moon illuminated dark waters and sunshine brightened our beloved children's faces, we prayed to find ways to share light and hope with others.
Conventional wisdom maintains that the adversary deserves justice.
However, as our speaker reminded us, what all people truly need is God's gift of grace. Epistles from Friends all over the world helped us to reflect upon the condition of our yearly meeting and ourselves. We realize that amid the suffering and needy of this world, we carry responsibilities along with the privileges we have. In our programmed worship, we were reminded of the lesson that we must feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick and imprisoned if we are to do the Lord's will. Where there is lack, the challenge of Jubilee is to put social and economic relations right through sharing.