Quaker Quicks - That Clear and Certain Sound: Finding Solid Ground in Perilous Times Haines Pamela

Stay alert to the ring of truth and reach for solid ground in all aspects of life. ...Carefully cast forth the loose matter and get down to the rock, the sure foundation, and there hearken to the Divine Voice which gives a clear and certain sound." What if moving ever closer to what rings true were the central principle for organizing our lives? John Woolman, a colonial Quaker, advises us to "Dig deep.

And maybe, as we keep trying, it will get less hard - and we'll hear that ring of truth in our lives more and more. There may be no work that's harder - or more worth doing. This collection of meditations on being alive in these wonderful and perilous times encourages us to stay alert to the sound of truth even in the most unlikely places, to reach for solid ground in all aspects of our lives, and to stretch from there toward lives of greater connection and