| Second Query: Meeting for Business |
Is our meeting for business held in the spirit of a
meeting for worship in which we seek divine guidance?
Are we careful to keep in the spirit of worship each of
the concerns that emerge, whether of nurture, of Spirit, of social
concerns, of property, or of finance?
Are Meeting decisions directed by prayerful
consideration of all aspects of an issue and are difficult problems
considered carefully with patient search for truth, unhurried by the
pressures of time?
Hare do we respond if we notice the meeting has lost an
understanding of the presence of God?
Do we recognize that we speak through our inaction as
well as our action?
Do I regularly attend meeting for business and in a
spirit of love and unity? If unable to attend, how do I attend to my
responsibility?
Do I consider prayerfully the many concerns that are
lifted up on any issue, acknowledging that the search for truth in unity
involves what God requires, being open to personal transformation as the
community arrives at the sense of the meeting?
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