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MAY 29

Human Lives, Divine Grace: inspiration from past Friends

29 May - 12 June 2024, Online

Why do Quakers write 'testimonies to the grace of God' in the lives of Friends who have died? What can the living learn from them? How would we write our own? Join us to explore the richness of these unique records and reflect on our own lives.

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Quaker Faith and Practice tells us that “a testimony should not be a formal obituary or eulogy, but should record in thankfulness the power of divine grace in human life" (Qf&p, 4.27). In this three-week course, we will consider why Quakers from earliest times to the present day have thought it important to write testimonies about deceased Friends. We will also look at a variety of different testimonies to see how 'divine grace' has been recognised and described.

From this starting point, we will explore ways of noticing and acknowledging the movement of the Spirit in our own lives and experiment with recording it for ourselves, either in words or another form of creative expression.

Live sessions take place on Zoom every Wednesday at 19:00-20:30.

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Woodbrooke

Telephone: 0121 7282360

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Start: 00:00 on 29 May 2024

Finish: 00:00 on 12 June 2024

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