Billericay Quaker Meeting

Billericay Meeting is part of Mid Essex Quakers.

Some of our recent ministry at meeting:

We reflected on the words of this psalm prayer from the work of Thomas Merton:

I beg you to keep me in this silence so that I may learn

     from it.

The word of your peace

And the word of your mercy

And the word of your gentleness to the world:

And that through me perhaps your word of peace

     may make itself heard

Where it has not been possible for anyone to hear it

     for a long time.

From Advices and Queries, number 10,

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 wholeness which encompasses suffering as well as thankfulness and joy. Prayer, springing from a deep place in the heart, may bring healing and unity as nothing else can. Let meeting for worship nourish your whole life.

Activities of Friends

We spent a refreshing weekend at the Othona Community at Bradwell-on-Sea in June.

We were also involved in planning an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki  which took place at Friends House taking place in August.