The Queries

Worship Queries

 

In summarizing discussions of the Meeting regarding enhancing our worship experience our Elders submitted this set of Queries to the Monthly Meeting.

 

Do we encourage sufficient breadth and depth in our approaches to worship, including style, participants, order, and physical arrangement of the room?

 

Do aspects of our worship help us to understand and appreciate a richer Quaker theology? Do we sing songs that speak particularly to our Quaker tradition?

 

Do we prepare ourselves for worship prior to arriving at the Meeting House to allow the Spirit to work within us?

 

Do we contribute to the atmosphere of worship? What helps us focus and become centered during open worship?

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  • Personal Faith

Query 1 - Do you live in vital relationship with God, trusting in Jesus Christ as your saving Lord and obeying the leadings of the Holy Spirit?  Is Christ's presence evident in your life?

Query 2 - Do you cultivate your spiritual growth through prayer and Bible reading and through attendance at meetings for worship and study?  Are you finding joy in the Lord?

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The Peace Queries

The Queries are thoughtful questions that remind people of the spiritual and moral values Friends seek to uphold.  They help individuals and the church to consider the true source of spiritual strength, to nurture loving relationships, and to maintain a strong Christian witness to society.  The Queries should be read frequently, as a whole or in part, in meetings for worship and business and other gathering of Friends, and in private devotions.  Always there should be time for reflection.  Reading the Queries is a tradition of Friends.

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