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“I also have a newfound appreciation for moments of calm. I’m more aware of the clarity that stillness can bring, and I’m grateful that I found the Quakers when I needed them most.”

Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community
After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turne...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having appalling impacts on civilians, causing death, displacement, and cutting off vital services and aid.
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@cosmichope.bsky.social Ben, Am interested in your Quaker Mysticism course, but Mondays are not a good evening for me. Will it be possible to catch up with the material on another day, or is live participation essential? Your co-teacher has just blocked me on this site, so I might not be welcome.
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Quakers in the eastern DRC are calling for prayers and peace.

We echo those calls and share this first-hand account of the situation in and around the city of Uvira.
“Your prayers are very important”: Quakers appeal for peace as war empties the city of Uvira
Quakers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are asking for prayers and peace as war has driven many from their homes.
quaker.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@quaker.org.uk am I right to understand that you have blocked @sexmatters2quakers.bsky.social? If so, that's not consistent with the commitment in Minute 31 to keep talking to one another. Please reconsider. You could block me too of course, but that would do you no credit.
December 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM