A wider Quaker fellowship

Robin Mohr on the chal­lenges and upsides to vir­tu­al worship:

Peo­ple who have basic inter­net con­nec­tiv­i­ty, and Friends who were pre­vi­ous­ly iso­lat­ed for health rea­sons, are now able to par­tic­i­pate in wor­ship. Friends who had moved away are com­ing back to vis­it. Peo­ple who once didn’t have time for wor­ship are show­ing up on Sun­day morn­ings. The oppor­tu­ni­ty to vis­it with long-lost friends, or to vis­it Quak­er meet­ings in far­away places, just got much eas­i­er. New peo­ple are find­ing their way to our meet­ings via Face­book and Instagram. 

It’s true for me per­son­al­ly that I’ve been able to be more active in wor­ship than before. My non-Quaker fam­i­ly is also par­tic­i­pat­ing more before, with night­ly prayer meet­ings. It’s not the same as in-person fel­low­ship but it’s not a horse of a dif­fer­ent color.

In the age of social dis­tanc­ing, Quak­ers have quick­ly adapt­ed to online worship

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