Worship Sharing

Guidelines for Worship Sharing

The following is a list adapted from guidelines from Baltimore Yearly Meeting and Friends General Conference.

The purpose of a Meeting for Sharing (Worship Sharing) is spiritual deepening through shared, prayerful attention to a given topic.

1.  We share out of the silence. Time and space between messages are helpful to allow us to take in what others have shared.

2.  Contributions are voluntary. Anyone may “pass” by simply remaining silent.

3.  We try to speak more from feeling and experience than from opinions.

4.  We speak briefly and only once so that everyone will have a chance to share. (If you wish, and if there is time, Friends may speak again after everyone has spoken once or passed.)

5.  We try to listen with an open heart and with acceptance. In silent listening we cherish one another and offer our respect. We wait for other, separate occasions for asking questions.

Experiences or feelings shared during this time together are confidential. This trust should open the way for each to speak his/her truth.