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Sermon for worship on the 22nd day of the Second month at West Richmond Friends Meeting, given by Elizabeth Terney. Psalm 22: 1-10 While Quakers aren’t very liturgical, I find the liturgical calendar helpful for reminding us of the various parts of the story of Christ. It’s the first Sunday of Lent today. Lent is a 40-day exploration. Lent is a time to reorient ourselves, to clarify our minds, to slow down, recover from distraction, and to focus on the values of God’s kingdom

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting on the 8th day of the Second Month by Elizabeth Terney Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-3 Today’s sermon is based on the poem in your bulletin, “Despised and Rejected” by Christina Rosetti, a Victorian poet known for her romantic, devotional, and children’s poems. Her poetry is the basis of several hymns, including “In the Bleak Midwinter”, on which the song David just sang was based. This poem is about a person deep in despair and i

Sermon for worship on the 1st day of the Second Month, 2026 by Matthew Ciske Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-11 Friends, good morning, I am grateful to be joined this chilly Sunday on the facing bench by members of the Witness and Service Committee. I am mindful that the Gifts and Leadings Committee met last Sunday to discuss your survey responses. When I began preparing this sermon two weeks ago, I had planned to follow the lectionary and talk about what happened in the Temple the d

Message for worship on the 25th day of the 1st month, 2026 given by Elizabeth Terney. Scripture: Exodus 3:12-15 "The Burning Bush" photo by Earsaregood Hope sometimes feels lost. I believe hope can be rediscovered in connection with God. I pray this sermon today provides us with an experience of centering down to find that hope in God’s faithfulness. Once, I was attending the Friends General Conference Annual Gathering, and I met a woman who proclaimed to be a nontheist. She

Message for worship on the 21st of the twelfth month, 2025 by Elizabeth Terney Scripture: Luke 1:39-45 During Advent, most of the stories we read come from the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Luke contains and refers to a lot of prophesying. I think you’ll find that that’s of great interest to us as Quakers. You’ll see why in a moment. First, what makes a statement or action prophetic? And what makes someone a prophet? A message with a divine source is prophetic. It requires di

Message for worship by Elizabeth Terney on the 19th day of the 10th month at West Richmond Friends Meeting Scripture: Numbers 11:10-17 Anger! What a messy, yet entirely normal, emotion! We all have different relationships with our anger. Some of us avoid it; some of us are ashamed of it; some of us channel it into productive activity. How healthy is your relationship with anger? My relationship with anger has matured through the years. As a child, I would storm and holler to

Message shared at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 18th day of the First Month, 2026 Given by Tom Hamm Based on Matthew 8:25-13 Many of you know that I am very interested in family history and genealogy. In fact that is how Mary Louise and I met—we’re fifth cousins twice removed. Because I became interested when I was a teenager, I was able to talk with older relatives and hear their memories. One of my favorite stories came from an elderly cousin in southwestern Virginia about

Message for worship on the 3rd day of the Twelfth Month, 2025 Given by Matthew Ciske Psalm 130:5-8 and Luke 2:8-20 Good morning, Friends, how truly wonderful it is to be with you on this chilly December Sunday. I am Matthew Ciske, a candidate for a half-time position on the West Richmond Friends ministry team. I reside in Richmond's Depot District and am enrolled in the Master of Divinity Program at ESR. I studied philosophy at Ohio University and worked for the federal

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends, 16th day of the Eleventh Month, 2025 Given by Nathan Sheets Luke 21:1-19 It’s a joy to be with you all again this Sunday. It’s been a few months since I stood here in this capacity, at that time just weeks after my dad (Michael) had passed away. I can say my family and I are managing well, and I remain convinced the divine has been extremely present through all the transitions our family has undergone these past two years. As a re

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 2nd day of the Eleventh Month, 2025 Given by Julianna Smith Scripture: 1 Kings 19:11-13 He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind, and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake, 12  and after the e

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 21st of Ninth Month, 2025 Scripture: Jeremiah 8:18-9-1, Romans 8:35-39 Good...

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 13th of Seventh Month, 2025 Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-15 1 Samuel 3:1–15, NRSVUE : 1...

Message for worship on the 1st day of the Sixth Month Speaker: Jackie Speicher Matthew 5:43-47, 48b Jesus’ message to love your enemies...

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 25th of Fifth Month, 2025 Speaker: Brian Young Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 Luke...

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 11th of Fifth Month, 2025 Speaker: Brian Young Scripture: Song of Solomon 2:8-13...

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 4th of Fifth Month. Speaker: Nathan Sheets John 12:1-8 Mary Magdalene ~ He Qi Good...

Resurrection Sunday at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 20th of Fourth Month, 2025 Speaker: Brian Young Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 He has...

Good Friday 2025 at West Richmond Friends was a bilingual event including Scripture, queries, meditative singing, and silent reflection.

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 6th of Fourth Month. Speaker: Ben Richmond Acts 2:17-20 I want to begin by...