“There is no such thing as a good second-hand religion,”
said Dr. Scott Peck, in The Road Less Traveled. We gather in this safe company and this
peaceful place and time to seek, to explore, and to share what is true for us,
respectively, about that of God which is in every person.
In considering whether to speak during Meeting for Worship,
I do not presume I have God’s authority, let alone instruction, to do so. There is just an idea or experience, a wish
to share it, and a considered belief that doing so may contribute to others’ meditations
and to the vitality of this welcoming community of seekers.
Religion
and faith being such profoundly personal matters, their essence seems to be the
truth as we respectively and as a community perceive it – each bearing our share
of responsibility for pursuit of the truth; as we share it; and as we act upon
it, with love.
