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