Oh, Brother, how is it possible that you could commit the atrocity of torturing someone, another human being, just like you who like you has made mistakes, big or small? You are neither judge nor executioner; you have no right to fill yourself with hatred against someone whose story or life you know nothing about. What does he love? What moves him? Are his children, his family waiting for him or in need of him?
How Do We Minister? Let Me Count the Ways.
I want to offer this query: “What are all the ways in which people in a meeting minister to the community whether to one, some, or all? By ministry, I mean service which increases a sense of the Beloved Community. The more I explored this query, both in my own experience and as I listened to others, the more I agreed with Lloyd Lee Wilson’s (Conservative NC Friend) comment Quakers: “It’s a big tent, Friends. There’s room for all.”