That of God in Every Person

Painting:
Presence in the Midst
Jonathan Doyle Penrose










How do we make room for each other in relationship. remembering the true nature of ourselves with others?

"A Blessing is not something that one person gives another. A blessing is a moment of meeting, a certain kind of relationship in which both people involved remember and acknowledge their true nature and worth, and strengthen what is whole in one another. By making a place for wholeness within our relationships, we offer others the opportunity to be whole without shame and become a refuge from everything in them that are not genuine. We enable people to remember who they are." Rachel Naomi Remen, My Grandfather's Blessings. www.judybrutz.net/resources

It is helpful for me to think of our immediate connection with our Beloved Creator and our turning inward to the Presence to wait and listen. We do this together in Meeting for Worship, as the painting, Presence in the Midst, shown above illustrates. We grow in being able to "answer that of God in every person." We practice in our daily lives the turning inward for refreshment and guidance, and strength in responding to each person as a child of God.

My experience as a Friend is the foundation to experience more fully Blessing.