This outreach extends to the wider Quaker community and its many organizations as well as to other religious groups and to local communities in which the meetings reside. Many meetings write of their efforts to abolish the death penalty or of the Friends Peace Teams Project or of work with Native Americans and their concerns. The Spirit is always working and available to us, allowing us to be transformed into the people we were meant to be. It s the light of the Spirit that gives us the courage to enter this darkness because the light of spirit brings the light of truth. Through the workings of this religious community, God s truth can become known to each of us.
Most meetings write of the centrality of Meeting for Worship in their lives and fellowship.
Friends share that it is humbling to have learned that the Spirit will not disappoint those who wait as empty vessels at the well. From another report, The meeting for worship is experienced as an oasis a place to center, to seek, to reflect and to be healed. From other Friends, Through vocal ministry we become more connected. The sharing of our spiritual leadings empowers the life of the meeting. From another meeting, Meeting for worship is a sanctuary, a protected space, and here we may witness mystery.