Query for March

*Do we live the virtue of that life and power which takes away the occasion of all war?

*Do we refrain from taking part in war as inconsistent with the spirit of Christ?

*What are we doing to remove the causes of war and to bring about the conditions of Peace?

Where there are hatred, division and strife, how are we instruments of reconciliation and love?

*As we work for peace in the world, are we nourished by peace within ourselves?

QUERY FOR FEBRUARY

*How do we prepare our hearts and minds for worship?

*Do we meet in expectant waiting for the prompting of the Divine Spirit?

*Is there a living silence in which we are drawn together by the power of God in our midst?

*Is this inspiration carried over into our daily living?

QUERY FOR JANUARY

*In what ways has the Living Presence awakened my faith and turned me around?

*As a Meeting how do we support each other in being faithful?

*In what ways does our Meeting help to develop the spiritual lives of our children?

*Do we provide our children and adults with a framework for active on going participation in Meeting?

QUERY FOR DECEMBER

• Do we each take an active part in the life of our Meeting?

• How do we recognize the varied skills and spiritual gifts of our members and attenders?

• How do we nurture their use and growth?

• In what ways are we bringing together members and attenders, young and old, in love and community?

Michigan Friends Center: Living Lightly: a gathering to inspire and celebrate delighted “enoughness”.

Cost: $35.00 to register before Nov. 15; $50.00 at the door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Dean Emeritus Jim Crowfoot of U of M’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment will speak on Changing joyously to Achieve Sustainability: Using Spirit, Experience, and Science-based Information. Small focus groups will take up various sustainability issues and identify resources to meet the challenges. The day will also include time for personal and group reflection, a simple, delicious lunch featuring local produce, and light, lively music.

QUERY FOR NOVEMBER

• Do we regard our time, talents, energy, money, material possessions and other resources as gifts from God to be held in trust and shared according to the light we are given?
• How do we express this conviction?
• What are we doing as individuals and as a Meeting to use and thereby perfect our gifts?
• How do we encourage others to use theirs?

QUERY FOR JUNE

• Are our Meetings for Business held in the spirit of a Meeting for Worship in which we seek divine guidance for our actions in love and mutual forbearance?
• How well do our Meetings for Business lead to a corporate search for and revelation of God's truth?
  
• As difficult problems arise, are we careful to meet them in a spirit of love and humility with minds open for creative solutions?
  
• Do we avoid pressure of time, neither unnecessarily prolonging or unduly curtailing full discussion?
  
• Do we recognize that the search for unity may require us to accept with good grace a decision of the Meeting with which we are not entirely in agreement?
  
• Are younger Friends, new members, and attenders given appropriate responsibility in the Meeting?