I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to attend a quaker meeting for sunday service! this particular meeting was unstructured which means there is no opening prayer, no "sermon", no hymns, etc. Basically the moment you walk into the sacred space, you begin your worship. There services are completely silent until someone feels the Holy Spirit has given them a message they feel is not just for them but for the community at large. The service I attended we sat in about 30-40 minutes of silence before someone stood to speak! It is very judgemental of me but this is just my perception! It seemed some were very in tune with the Holy Spirit and then others were just talking to get to talk! It was interesting to hear what people felt the Spirit wanted them to say!
There were not many young adults or children within the community. The children come in for the last 5 minutes or so. The service ends when the "clerk" starts a handshake. Everyone then begins passing handshakes. This is the end of the service.
It was an interesting service. I actually loved the silence. I liked basically being forced to be quiet and listen to God and Spirit! Isn't it sad that we have to have something force us to shut up and listen to God's voice in our life!
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