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date | Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:26:48 -0500 |
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--- a/but_a_way.xml Wed Dec 13 12:13:58 2017 -0500 +++ b/but_a_way.xml Wed Dec 13 12:26:48 2017 -0500 @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ oblique mentions of alternatives in the book, but it's almost all about belief. That's not the right place to look for what unites us as Quakers. After all, we've all heard it said, indeed many of us have said ourselves, that the -<emph>single</emph> think we can confidently say unites the membership of -Britain Yearly meeting is that when we can we meet together in something called +<emph>single</emph> thing we can confidently say unites the membership of +Britain Yearly Meeting is that when we can we meet together in something called Meeting for Worship. Our identity is not fundamentally determined by what we believe, but by what we <emph>do</emph>.</p> <p>If you only look at the language of belief, you miss a whole different @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ about Meeting for Worship that it can sustain us in unity, preserve the effectiveness of our business method and allow our disagreements about belief language to be recognised without fear?</p> - <p>It's simple, readlly. In Meeting for Worship, on a good day, we + <p>It's simple, really. In Meeting for Worship, on a good day, we experience two things: a presence and a possibility. That's why we keep coming back, because at some level we know we need to keep having that experience.</p> <p>What presence? The technical term for it is 'transcendence'. We're not very good at talking about it. We refer to a @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ hear it in the witness of those around us: the possibility of living an inspired life. We <emph>recognise</emph> it most vividly in Meeting for Worship, when we hear authentic ministry, 'authentic' because it comes from someone -we know is speaking as they live. It cannot be be faked, it is unmistakeble, +we know is speaking as they live. It cannot be be faked, it is unmistakable, terrifying and uplifting in equal measure. It calls us to what we aspire to. It is at once daunting (how can I possibly do what they do) and reassuring (it is possible). These are not celebrities or