The Secret to Quaker Prayer: Holding in the Light

“As long as I’ve been a Quaker,” Windy Cooler admits, “I’ve been a little unclear about what ‘holding in the Light’ means.” Is it just an expression Friends use instead of saying they’re going to pray for someone? Or does it show an intense kind of care and concern for that person? Maybe even a unique form of communion with each other and The Divine?

Windy and several other Friends share their thoughts.

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