Meeting for Worship

It's time for meeting for worship
again at the World Gathering of Young Friends
here in Lancaster, England. Across the landscape of Great Hall
I see a variety of colors, colors of their skin.
Many countries represented here
and six continents. Many languages, from
Spanish and French,
to Nepalese, Russian and Bahasa (the
language that Indonesians speak).
It's interesting watching how Quakers
on an international level
act and react to others around them. Despite ranging
views and beliefs on Quakerism,
they act in a peaceful manner,
solipsistically, and cyclical, rewriting history
once again, only to be told in thousands of years
to a much different group of individuals. Programmed
meeting is interesting, lots of
messages being relayed to the audience, spectators of the crowd.
Silence,
the sound of the absence of sound. Peacefully
awaiting the
word of God, prayer, knowing that there is a higher power that hears
everything and takes it into consideration. I wonder, does God use
Quaker process to conduct his business? Does he set
up a business meeting to discern which prayers to chose to grant to individuals.

Hush, go quietly.