Do you use your time, energy, resources, gifts, and material possessions in the service of God’s love? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #13

Love boldly. Share deeply. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #14

Forgive and forgive and forgive. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #15

Do you respect that of God in everyone though it may be expressed in unfamiliar ways or be difficult to discern? Each of us has a particular experience of God and each must find the way to be true to it. When words are strange o... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/13/do-you-respect-that-of.html

Respect the wide diversity among us in our lives and relationships. Refrain from making prejudiced judgments about the life journeys of others. Do you foster the spirit of mutual understanding and forgiveness which our... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/12/respect-the-wide-diversity-among.html

"Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness" #wisdom

Every stage of our lives offers fresh opportunities. Responding to divine guidance, try to discern the right time to undertake or relinquish responsibilities without undue pride or guilt. Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #28

Do you use your time, energy, resources, gifts, and material possessions in the service of God’s love? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #13

Do you welcome the diversity of culture, language and expressions of faith in our yearly meeting and in the world community of Friends? Seek to increase your understanding and to gain from this rich heritage and wide range... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/11/do-you-welcome-the-diversity.html

Do you try to set aside times of quiet for openness to the Holy Spirit? All of us need to find a way into silence which allows us to deepen our awareness of the divine and to find the inward source of our strength. Seek to know an in... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/10/do-you-try-to-set.html

How does Truth prosper among you? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #1

Talk about your spiritual journey explicitly. Find words for that which is hard or strange. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #2

In view of the harm done by the use of alcohol, tobacco and other habit-forming drugs, consider whether you should limit your use of them or refrain from using them altogether. Remember that any use of alcohol or drugs may impair j... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/09/in-view-of-the-harm.html

Do you use your time, energy, resources, gifts, and material possessions in the service of God’s love? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #13

Deny the distractions. Follow only God. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #13

Come regularly to meeting for worship even when you are angry, depressed, tired or spiritually cold. In the silence ask for and accept the prayerful support of others joined with you in worship. Try to find a spiritual wh... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/07/come-regularly-to-meeting-for.html

Do you respect that of God in everyone though it may be expressed in unfamiliar ways or be difficult to discern? Each of us has a particular experience of God and each must find the way to be true to it. When words are strange o... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/07/do-you-respect-that-of.html

How does your faith relate to the Christian heritage of the Religious Society of Friends? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #8

Are you open to the many ways Spirit may speak to you? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #5

Remember that love is a gift of the Divine, not simply a human emotion. As imperfect human beings we are not always able to feel loving toward one another, but by opening ourselves to the Light Within, we can receive and give love beyond our human capacity. — New England Yearly Meeting #15

Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of love and truth in your hearts. Seek to live in affection as true Friends in your meetings, in your families, in all your dealings with others, and in your relationship with outward society. — New England Yearly Meeting #1

What calls us into a Religious Society? Do we grow together in faithfulness? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #11

Consider which of the ways to happiness offered by society are truly fulfilling and which are potentially corrupting and destructive. Be discriminating when choosing means of entertainment and information. Resist the desire ... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/04/consider-which-of-the-ways.html

Bring into God’s light those emotions, attitudes and prejudices in yourself which lie at the root of destructive conflict, acknowledging your need for forgiveness and grace. In what ways are you involved in the work of reco... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/03/bring-into-gods-light-those.html

Read the Bible. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #9

Rejoice in the presence of children and young people in your meeting and recognise the gifts they bring. Remember that the meeting as a whole shares a responsibility for every child in its care. Seek for them as for yourself... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/02/rejoice-in-the-presence-of.html

Are your meetings for church affairs held in a spirit of worship and in dependence on the guidance of God? Remember that we do not seek a majority decision nor even consensus. As we wait patiently for divine guidance our e... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/02/are-your-meetings-for-church.html

Remember your responsibilities as a citizen for the conduct of local, national, and international affairs. Do not shrink from the time and effort your involvement may demand. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #34

Come regularly to meeting for worship even when you are angry, depressed, tired or spiritually cold. In the silence ask for and accept the prayerful support of others joined with you in worship. Try to find a spiritual wh... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/11/01/come-regularly-to-meeting-for.html

Trust that the Inner Light can lead us beyond our individual perceptions and desires into action grounded in God’s truth. — New England Yearly Meeting #7

Respect the wide diversity among us in our lives and relationships. Refrain from making prejudiced judgments about the life journeys of others. Do you foster the spirit of mutual understanding and forgiveness which our... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/31/respect-the-wide-diversity-among.html

Do you use your time, energy, resources, gifts, and material possessions in the service of God’s love? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #13

Rejoice in the presence of children and young people in your meeting and recognise the gifts they bring. Remember that the meeting as a whole shares a responsibility for every child in its care. Seek for them as for yourself... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/30/rejoice-in-the-presence-of.html

In worship we enter with reverence into communion with God and respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Come to meeting for worship with heart and mind prepared. Yield yourself and all your outward concerns to God’s guida... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/29/in-worship-we-enter-with.html

Be grateful for the gifts you have. Neither be too proud of them nor value them too little. Do not waste time coveting the gifts of others. — New England Yearly Meeting #12

When you are preoccupied and distracted in meeting let wayward and disturbing thoughts give way quietly to your awareness of God’s presence among us and in the world. Receive the vocal ministry of others in a tender and cr... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/28/when-you-are-preoccupied-and.html

In worship we enter with reverence into communion with God and respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Come to meeting for worship with heart and mind prepared. Yield yourself and all your outward concerns to God’s guida... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/28/in-worship-we-enter-with.html

Read the Bible. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #9

Do you respect that of God in everyone though it may be expressed in unfamiliar ways or be difficult to discern? Each of us has a particular experience of God and each must find the way to be true to it. When words are strange o... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/27/do-you-respect-that-of.html

Love boldly. Share deeply. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #14

Do you welcome the diversity of culture, language and expressions of faith in our yearly meeting and in the world community of Friends? Seek to increase your understanding and to gain from this rich heritage and wide range... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/26/do-you-welcome-the-diversity.html

Do you welcome the diversity of culture, language and expressions of faith in our yearly meeting and in the world community of Friends? Seek to increase your understanding and to gain from this rich heritage and wide range... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/25/do-you-welcome-the-diversity.html

Do not assume that vocal ministry is never to be your part. Faithfulness and sincerity in speaking, even very briefly, may open the way to fuller ministry from others. When prompted to speak, wait patiently to know that the le... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/25/do-not-assume-that-vocal.html

Do you take part as often as you can in meetings for church affairs? Are you familiar enough with our church government to contribute to its disciplined processes? Do you consider difficult questions with an informed mind as well a... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/24/do-you-take-part-as.html

Do you recognize divinely inspired insight? Can you distinguish between divine leadings and your own needs or desires? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #6

We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving consideration for all creatures, and seek to maintain the beauty and variety of the world. Work to ensure that our increasing power over nature... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/23/we-do-not-own-the.html

No one human being or group has the full measure of the Light. Seek to understand the experience of those whose theology and practices differ from your own. Take opportunities to enter into prayer and work with the wider communit... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/10/23/no-one-human-being-or.html

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Be honest with yourself. What unpalatable truths might you be evading? When you recognise your shortcomings, do not let that discourage you. In worship together we can find the assurance of God’s love and the strength to go on with renewed courage. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #11

Remember your responsibilities as a citizen for the conduct of local, national, and international affairs. Do not shrink from the time and effort your involvement may demand. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #34