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By Christine Hall
In this day when the burdens of humanity
press so heavily upon us
I would begin not first with techniques of service
but with the most "Serious Call to a Devout Life,"
a life of such humble obedience to the Inner Voice
as we have scarcely dared to dream.
Hasten unto Him who calls you
in the silence of your heart.
The Hound of Heaven is ever near us,
the voice of the Shepherd is calling us home.
—Thomas Kelly (Quaker, 1945), from A Testament of Devotion
THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN THE POSSIBILITY for in-person retreats indefinitely. Retreats were the backbone of the Way of the Spirit program I direct. This summer, the new reality plunged me into big questions: How could the program even continue?
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