"The one cornerstone of belief upon which the Society of Friends is built is the conviction that God does indeed communicate with each one of the spirits He has made, in a direct and living inbreathing of some measure of the breath of His own Life . . .
"That He never leaves Himself without a witness in the heart as well as in the surroundings of man; that the measure of light, life, or grace thus given increases by obedience . . .
"And that in order clearly to hear the Divine voice speaking within us we need to be still; to be alone with Him, in the secret place of His Presence; that all flesh should keep silence before Him."
Caroline Stephen,
19th century Quaker writer
Photos: (Top and Third) Devil's Backbone Open Space, near Loveland, CO, December 29, 2014; (Second) Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, December 27, 2014; (Bottom) Burnt Ponderosa Pine, Lory State Park, CO, December 30, 2014
19th century Quaker writer
Photos: (Top and Third) Devil's Backbone Open Space, near Loveland, CO, December 29, 2014; (Second) Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, December 27, 2014; (Bottom) Burnt Ponderosa Pine, Lory State Park, CO, December 30, 2014
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