“We might think that the deeper we dig into our own being, the further we travel from God; that’s one way Christianity has regarded the inner self, as a source of sin and separation from God. Quakers, however—and other holistic mystics through the ages—believe that at the deepest level of our beings lies Kelly’s Last Rock, the preexistent Word of John’s Gospel (John 1:1–5). Mental and emotional commotion obscure this bedrock, but someone practiced in disciplined silence spends more and more time absorbed in this Ground of Our Being.” WorldChristianEnemyKnowledgeGreatnessBibleTransformationHonourSermons Book:Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers Source: Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers
“The same Bible verse may say something entirely different to you from what it does to me, based on our individual contexts. In other words, scripture is not monolithic. When we approach it prayerfully, it is personal.” GodChristianSpiritualFaithUnderstandingViewsKnowledgePrayersPersonalTeachings Book:Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers Source: Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers