by Duncan Frewin | 4 Jun, 2023
The Elder Tree Duncan Frewin, Queensland Regional Meeting At Silver Wattle beside the lake, there is an old gum tree. I don’t what kind of gumtree it is, but it stands out – bigger, older than the others around it. How old I can’t guess, but it has been through a lot....
by Rae Litting | 4 Sep, 2022
On “Holding the Meeting in the Light” Rae Litting, New South Wales Regional Meeting I am grateful to have been part of the eldering team at Yearly Meeting. The dedication of the eldering team impressed me greatly. They put enormous mental effort into “holding the...
by David Swain | 3 Mar, 2019
Sally Kingsland, Canberra Regional Meeting To listen another’s soul into a condition of disclosure and discovery may be almost the greatest service that any human being ever performs for another. – Douglas Steere[1] Spiritual growth has been the central feature of my...
by David Swain | 4 Sep, 2016
Tessa Spratt, Victoria Regional Meeting When Alyssa Nelson visited Australian Friends, her Elder, Cathy Walling, was unable to stay for her full visit and it fell to me to act as Elder for her workshop “Becoming Allies to Youth” in Melbourne. I had not performed this...
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