Trust that the Inner Light can lead us beyond our individual perceptions and desires into action grounded in God’s truth. — New England Yearly Meeting #7
Know who you are spiritually, and trust God to know where you are going. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #12
Do you allow the Inward Teacher to work in you? Are you teachable? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #3
Find in your faith things to live humbly by and to die for. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #6
Let your life speak. — New England Yearly Meeting #14
Are you alert to practices here and throughout the world which discriminate against people on the basis of who or what they are or because of their beliefs? Bear witness to the humanity of all people, including those who break society’s conventions or its laws. Try to discern new growing points in social and economic life. Seek to understand the causes of injustice, social unrest and fear. Are you working to bring about a just and compassionate society which allows everyone to develop their capacities and fosters the desire to serve? — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #33
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
Attend to the Spirit at work in the ordinary activities and experiences of your daily life. There is inspiration to be found all around us, in the natural world, in the sciences and arts, in our work and friendships, in our sorrows as well as in our joys. Be open to and alert for how the Spirit may be speaking to you in fresh ways, leading you in new directions. — New England Yearly Meeting #9
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
Let your life speak. — New England Yearly Meeting #14
Approach old age with courage and hope. As far as possible, make arrangements for your care in good time, so that an undue burden does not fall on others. Although old age may bring increasing disability and loneliness, it can also bring serenity, detachment and wisdom. Pray that in your final years you may be enabled to find new ways of receiving and reflecting God’s love. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #29
No one human being or group has the full measure of the Light. Seek to understand the experience of those whose theology and practices differ from your own. Take opportunities to enter into prayer and work with the wider community of faith. Find ways to articulate your own faith so that it may be shared with others. — New England Yearly Meeting #5
Do you recognize divinely inspired insight? Can you distinguish between divine leadings and your own needs or desires? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #6
With your sins and the sins of your parents: admit them, repent them, heal the wounds. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #8
Be honest with yourself. What unpalatable truths might you be evading? When you recognise your shortcomings, do not let that discourage you. In worship together we can find the assurance of God’s love and the strength to go on with renewed courage. — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #11
"You will say, Christ saith this, and the apostles say this; but what canst thou say? Art thou a child of Light and hast walked in the Light, and what thou speakest, is it inwardly from God?" — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #2
Love boldly. Share deeply. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #14
Know who you are spiritually, and trust God to know where you are going. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #12
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