Friends (quakers)

The conviction of Quakers, or the Society of Friends, is that genuine worship results in a change of attitude that has implications for all of life, especially areas of personal integrity and sensitivity to suffering and injustice. Therefore, Quakers have developed specific personal and corporate disciplines which help the worshiper to live out his or her faith. In a publication called Friends Worship in a Pastoral Meeting, one Quaker expressed his group's vision for worship as follows: True worship is as leaven in life. It permeates the soul or spirit and becomes the chief factor in determining the attitudes of life . Participating in real worship, meeting God in worship, results in profound changes in our attitudes. Since attitudes determine our actions, worship can leaven all of life. The impact of worship on Quaker life and ministry is rooted in two fundamental beliefs. The first is the belief that the ultimate purpose of worship is to conform human beings to God's image and t…