Adult Religious Education, Tempe Monthly Meeting

SIMPLICITY

One of the Quaker testimonies, simplicity, dates back to early days of the beginning of our religion. It includes such areas as plain dress and language, but goes on to encompass integrity in business, overcommiting ourselves emotionally and with activities in our lives. It is a commitment to the plain life, a deliberate lifestyle.

Simplicity is the absence of all that is unnecessary, of superfluities. As a choice it leaves us unencumbered to fellowship more closely with God. But, it is not a discipline. If we seek the kingdom of God first, all other things will fall into place. Get right with God and then right action will follow. When you are centered, your outward manifestations will reflect what is happening on the inside. It is a fruit of the Spirit.

To help you create a Simplicity Plan, five areas have been selected. Under the categories spiritual, family, behavioral, financial and possessions, there are suggestions of what and how you can accomplish some simplicity in your lives. Choose what speaks to your condition and/or add your own ideas. KEEP IT SIMPLE! Visit this plan regularly and revise it as needed. May it be a help to thee. And, as always, we hold thee in the LIGHT.

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