Quaker Connection

I had a talk with this older lady who was doing a research PhD in Quaker studies. She has noticed that the Quaker church has declined. The church also realized that and are investing in her to study to hopefully see what she can find to help the movement. She told me how there are no real preachers but that at services whoever feels led by the Holy Spirit shares. They operate, she says, and believe highly in the “priesthood of all believers.” She is studying something that has to do with “Quietness.” In an age of so much business and clutter, what a breath of fresh air to have more moments of silence in the midst of our busy days. It was a heart felt conversation where I shared why I am studying what I am studying and how my heart is to see revival. She said how she met a few others from America and noticed that we are not as afraid to risk and follow our dreams and live our heart, even when we are not sure. Me and this Quaker lady were mutually encouraged and she even asked me if I was a writer, some how she could just tell I was one, she said. Was an encouragement and one of those moments you don't expect to have with a stranger, but are pleasantly surprised when you look back on it.

I did meet several other students who are experts on the teachings of Jesus and the Bible yet they are so far from experiencing the lifegiving presence of Jesus. Becoming a person who is rich in knowledge but poor in the presence of the Holy Spirit is one of the main things that has kept me these 7 years from pursuing this further education. I never want to be an expert in an area where my life is not congruent. I never want to be an expert in learning about the teachings of Jesus yet missing Him all together, I never want to be an expert in revivals and have my head buried so deeply in books of history about them that I miss what God is presently wanting and is already doing all around me. Getting over that battle and moving forward, I still climb.