Face your fears and your powerlessness. Have faith. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #11
Do you uphold those who are acting under concern, even if their way is not yours? Can you lay aside your own wishes and prejudices while seeking with others to find God’s will for them? — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #36
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 discipleship asks of us? Remember that each one of us is unique, precious, a child of God. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #22
Examine your leadings through a process of discernment to determine whether or not they are grounded in the Spirit. Test your discernment with your faith community. — New England Yearly Meeting #10
Is every aspect of your life open to the transforming power of God? What stands in the way? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #4
Do you use your time, energy, resources, gifts, and material possessions in the service of God’s love? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #13
Stand still, wait for divine guidance, then act. — New England Yearly Meeting #8
How does your faith relate to the Christian heritage of the Religious Society of Friends? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #8
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 discipleship asks of us? Remember that each one of us is unique, precious, a child of God. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #22
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. When experiencing great happiness or great hurt we may be more open to the working of the Spirit. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #21
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 guidance so that you may find ‘the evil weakening in you and the good raised up’. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #9
Ground your spiritual life in your own experience of the Divine. Speak and act from that experience. — New England Yearly Meeting #6
Humbly seek out that of God in the way others live, and find what’s deeply right in it. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #1
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
Let your life speak. — New England Yearly Meeting #14
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. As you learn from others, can you in turn give freely from what you have gained? While respecting the experiences and opinions of others, do not be afraid to say what you have found and what you value. Appreciate that doubt and questioning can also lead to spiritual growth and to a greater awareness of the Light that is in us all. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #5
Be alert to how 'way opens.' It may be revealed through a door closing. — New England Yearly Meeting #11
What do Jesus’ life and ministry mean to you? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #9
Examine your leadings through a process of discernment to determine whether or not they are grounded in the Spirit. Test your discernment with your faith community. — New England Yearly Meeting #10
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 creative spirit. Reach for the meaning deep within it, recognising that even if it is not God’s word for you, it may be so for others. Remember that we all share responsibility for the meeting for worship whether our ministry is in silence or through the spoken word. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #12