https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/ Recent content in Advices and Queries on Timeful Texts by RSS Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-respect-the-wide-diversity-among/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-respect-the-wide-diversity-among/ Respect the wide diversity among us in our lives and relationships. Refrain from making prejudiced judgments about the life journeys of others. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-cherish-your-friendships/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-cherish-your-friendships/ Do you cherish your friendships, so that they grow in depth and understanding and mutual respect? In close relationships we may risk pain as well as finding joy. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-give-sufficient-time/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-give-sufficient-time/ Do you give sufficient time to sharing with others in the meeting, both newcomers and long-time members, your understanding of worship, of service, and of commitment to the Society’s witness? https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-rejoice-in-the-presence-of/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-rejoice-in-the-presence-of/ 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. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-how-can-we-make-the/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-how-can-we-make-the/ How can we make the meeting a community in which each person is accepted and nurtured, and strangers are welcome? Seek to know one another in the things which are eternal, bear the burden of each other’s failings and pray for one another. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-respect-that-of/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-respect-that-of/ Do you respect that of God in everyone though it may be expressed in unfamiliar ways or be difficult to discern? https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-welcome-the-diversity/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-welcome-the-diversity/ Do you welcome the diversity of culture, language and expressions of faith in our yearly meeting and in the world community of Friends? https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-take-part-as/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-take-part-as/ 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? https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-are-your-meetings-for-church/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-are-your-meetings-for-church/ 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. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-not-assume-that-vocal/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-not-assume-that-vocal/ 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. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-when-you-are-preoccupied-and/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-when-you-are-preoccupied-and/ 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. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-be-honest-with-yourself.-what/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-be-honest-with-yourself.-what/ Be honest with yourself. What unpalatable truths might you be evading? When you recognise your shortcomings, do not let that discourage you. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-come-regularly-to-meeting-for/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-come-regularly-to-meeting-for/ 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. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-in-worship-we-enter-with/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-in-worship-we-enter-with/ 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. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-worship-is-our-response-to/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-worship-is-our-response-to/ Worship is our response to an awareness of God. We can worship alone, but when we join with others in expectant waiting we may discover a deeper sense of God’s presence. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-be-aware-of-the-spirit/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-be-aware-of-the-spirit/ Be aware of the spirit of God at work in the ordinary activities and experience of your daily life. Spiritual learning continues throughout life, and often in unexpected ways. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-work-gladly-with/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-work-gladly-with/ Do you work gladly with other religious groups in the pursuit of common goals? While remaining faithful to Quaker insights, try to enter imaginatively into the life and witness of other communities of faith, creating together the bonds of friendship. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-take-time-to-learn-about/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-take-time-to-learn-about/ Take time to learn about other people’s experiences of the Light. Remember the importance of the Bible, the writings of Friends and all writings which reveal the ways of God. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-the-religious-society-of-friends/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-the-religious-society-of-friends/ The Religious Society of Friends is rooted in Christianity and has always found inspiration in the life and teachings of Jesus. https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-try-to-set/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://texts.pgadey.ca/advices-and-queries/aq-do-you-try-to-set/ 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.