“Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations wherever you come; that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them; then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone; whereby in them you may be a blessing, and make the witness of God in them to bless you.”
George Fox — Statement of 1656, from The Works of George Fox (1831)
Testimonies
Quaker testimony has been described as, “the public witness of an inward faith of both individual and community” (https://quaker.org/testimony/). It is how we live our lives in the Light, brining our beliefs into how we interact with the world and one another. Common Quaker Testimonies are often referred in short to as the SPICES, which stands for:
- Simplicity
- Peace
- Integrity
- Community
- Equality
- Stewardship
Hudson Friends, both collectively and individually live our testimonies by acting upon our beliefs.
Examples are highlighted on these subpages:
- Stewardship
- Equality & Social Justice
- Community
- Peace
Members and regular attenders of Hudson Friends are invited to share ways in which they live into their faith using this form. Submissions will be evaluated on a monthly basis. Appropriate submissions will added to the website and/or Instagram. Please note, both our website and Instagram account are public, so please only share images you are comfortable sharing publicly.