Quaker Advices and Queries

What does love require of you? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #16

Do you look for opportunities to deepen your understanding of the history and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends? Do you inform yourself about the diversity of Friends’ theology and practice? The space within... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/17/do-you-look-for-opportunities.html

Children and young people need love and stability. Are we doing all we can to uphold and sustain parents and others who carry the responsibility for providing this care? — Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #24

We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving consideration for all creatures, and seek to maintain the beauty and variety of the world. Work to ensure that our increasing power over nature... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/16/we-do-not-own-the.html

Love boldly. Share deeply. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #14

Marriage has always been regarded by Friends as a religious commitment rather than a merely civil contract. Both partners should offer with God’s help an intention to cherish one another for life. Remember that happin... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/14/marriage-has-always-been-regarded.html

Offer up your time, talents, energy, and resources for God’s guidance in their use. You may find yourself called to work for which you feel you have no gift. With prayer and discernment you will understand how to respond to the call. — New England Yearly Meeting #13

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... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/13/respect-the-wide-diversity-among.html

Evangelize. Spread the good news. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #3

Be aware of the spirit of God at work in the ordinary activities and experience of your daily life. Spiritual learning continues throughout life, and often in unexpected ways. There is inspiration to be found all around us, in t... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/12/be-aware-of-the-spirit.html

Seek to lead others to Truth through love. Let us teach by being ourselves teachable. We are all humble learners in the school of Christ. — New England Yearly Meeting #2

Do not fear periods of doubt and questions; they may lead to openings. — New England Yearly Meeting #3

Never be absolutely sure that you are right. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #4

Forgive and forgive and forgive. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #15

"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

Do your work. Call others to do theirs. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #7

Offer up your time, talents, energy, and resources for God’s guidance in their use. You may find yourself called to work for which you feel you have no gift. With prayer and discernment you will understand how to respond to the call. — New England Yearly Meeting #13

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

Do you try to set aside times of quiet for openness to the Holy Spirit? All of us need to find a way into silence which allows us to deepen our awareness of the divine and to find the inward source of our strength. Seek to know an in... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/07/do-you-try-to-set.html

Know who you are spiritually, and trust God to know where you are going. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #12

How can we make the meeting a community in which each person is accepted and nurtured, and strangers are welcome? Seek to know one another in the things which are eternal, bear the burden of each other’s failings and pray for one a... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/06/how-can-we-make-the.html

Never be absolutely sure that you are right. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #4

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Our life is love, and peace, and tenderness; and bearing one with another, and forgiving one another, and not laying accusations one against another; but praying one for another, and helping one another up with a tender hand.

Isaac Penington, 1667

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

Are you honest and truthful in all you say and do? Do you maintain strict integrity in business transactions and in your dealings with individuals and organisations? Do you use money and information entrusted to you with di... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/04/are-you-honest-and-truthful.html

Do your work. Call others to do theirs. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #7

Respect the laws of the state but let your first loyalty be to God’s purposes. If you feel impelled by strong conviction to break the law, search your conscience deeply. Ask your meeting for the prayerful support which will giv... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/03/respect-the-laws-of-the.html

Bring into God’s light those emotions, attitudes and prejudices in yourself which lie at the root of destructive conflict, acknowledging your need for forgiveness and grace. In what ways are you involved in the work of reco... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/08/03/bring-into-gods-light-those.html

Do you allow the Inward Teacher to work in you? Are you teachable? — New England Yearly Meeting Queries #3

Have joyful worship. Do not always be somber. — New England Yearly Meeting Young Adult Friends #10