{"id":3470,"date":"2022-07-30T00:16:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/?page_id=3470"},"modified":"2022-07-30T00:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:31:26","slug":"what-is-a-meeting-for-worship-for","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordquaker.com\/newsletter\/august-2022\/what-is-a-meeting-for-worship-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Meeting for Worship for?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is a time: \u2013<\/h4>\n

to be still and aware of the Presence of God within us and around us, in other people, and in the natural world<\/p>\n

to give thanks for so many blessings<\/p>\n

to reflect on what has given us joy \u2013 today \/ this week<\/p>\n

to hold others in the light and in love \u2013 especially those who are stressed, depressed, ill, struggling, and dying<\/p>\n

to bring our own vulnerability<\/p>\n

to help us accept uncertainty<\/p>\n

to help us realise that pain is part of our condition and needs to be allowed<\/p>\n

to give us an opportunity to open ourselves up \u2013 to bring our whole self \u2013 all of it<\/p>\n

to visualise ourselves in a place of unconditional love, and soak ourselves in its healing power<\/p>\n

to receive comfort and strength<\/p>\n

to pray for wisdom, patience, kindness, peace, forgiveness and the grace to be forgiving to others and ourselves<\/p>\n

to be quiet and see what comes up<\/p>\n

to be aware of what is really important in our lives and sensitive to our own needs<\/p>\n

Compiled by Friends.<\/p>\n

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Forty-Three<\/em> Newsletter \u2022 Number 520 \u2022 August 2022
\n<\/strong>Oxford Friends Meeting
\n43 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW<\/p>\n

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