Everyday Prophets
About this ebook
between faith and action, drawing on her wide range of
experiences as a scholar, activist, sailor and Quaker.
Taking an ethical stance, acting on the concern for justice
and the yearning for peace, does much to open hearts. Yet
some activists get burnt out or caught up in the tangle of
power or pride, becoming what they were resisting. Friends
have always asserted that there is a source of strength and
guidance that, paraphrasing William Penn, changes the
human heart so that each person might better change the
world. is Spirit fuels the work for which Friends are most
known.
Faithfulness to the Inward Guide lifts us free of the desire
for personal success, or for revenge, or for control over the
world around us. By listening for and following the Voice of
the Light, each of us might become an Everyday Prophet.
Such people walk humbly even as they come to speak boldly,
following the path of compassion and justice. We do this
best as part of a community that is able to carry a vision of
the New Creation, the Kingdom of God, being formed on
earth as we remind each other to listen for the movement
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About the author
Marge Abbott is a member of the Religious Society of Friends and has been clerk of a number of bodies including the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), the Quaker advocacy lobby in the public interest based in Washington DC. Her monthly meeting has formally minuted its support of her ministry as a writer and teacher on Quaker spirituality and history. Abbott carries concerns both for how we might better articulate our faith today and for reconciliation across the divisions among Friends. These concerns flavour her writings which include To Be Broken and Tender: A Quaker Theology for Today and The Historical Dictionary of the Friends. Among other actions, her concerns have led her to help develop the Pacific Northwest Quaker Women’s Theology conferences which have brought together evangelical and liberal Quakers for over two decades.
