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Day 92: “They say, ‘Peace, peace, but there is no peace’”
Spent the better part of last night “discussing” (arguing) with conservative family/friends on Facebook. Went to bed much discouraged after it. Not only do I see the missing element of compassion in...
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Day 117: The Greatest Compliment
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer. Henry David Thoreau, journal entry 1850 Filed under: 365 days, diary, Faith, God, journal,...
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Day 156: The Highest View
In what prayers do men allow themselves! That which they call a holy office is not so much as brave and manly. Prayer looks abroad and asks for some foreign addition to come through some foreign...
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Day 242: Who Prays?
A man praying at a Japanese Shintō shrine. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends in America are sponsoring “50 days of prayer.” Quakers in America are more conservative than...
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Day 255: Prayer Alone?
Prayer flags on Renjo La (Photo credit: Oliphant) Over the years many Friends have told me that they no longer need regular daily prayer. I don’t want to suggest that I am a better man or that there is...
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