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Recently, a group of Friends from my meeting arrived late to quarterly meeting. Our service went a bit late, we had to get lunch, and the drive took over an hour. After arriving and finding our seats, the clerk shared a query before the meeting began:

Are all meetings for worship and for business duly held and are you regular and punctual in attending them?

Punctual, eh? This clerk took “pacifist aggressive” to the next level, turning the queries on us because we were a few minutes late. We attempted the silence but couldn’t help chuckling.

After a respectful and reflective centering time, we queried as to the process of choosing the query. The clerk laughed and claimed the selection was random. I guess I’ll believe her.