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“On Mediation” by Mary Klein

“From the Editor’s Desk,” Jan/Feb 2020 Western Friend

"Love and truth spring forth in all times and all places – even in the hearts of chaos and corruption. We strive to follow the Good Way, but only in vain can we define it. Dust devils of DNA whirl down the generations, rampaging, making things new, making things fit, breaking eggs to make omelettes. To our surprise, we arrive in this life. Then we do our best to do the right thing, never really knowing all the good and all the damage we are causing." Read more....

Also republished by permission on Quaker Universalist Conversations. For more about James Nayler, see the following sources:

Image: “James Nayler,” after Unknown artist, etching, 1657, 7 1/2 in. x 6 in. (192 mm x 153 mm) plate size; 7 7/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (200 mm x 159 mm) paper size, acquired unknown source, 1955, Reference Collection, NPG D8057, licensed from the National Portrait Gallery [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported ].
The Works of James Nayler (1618-1660), 4 volumes, online from Quaker Heritage Press.
“James Nayler and the Lamb’s War,” by Douglas Gwyn, in Quaker Studies, Volume 1, Issue 2, Article 2, George Fox University (downloadable 19 page PDF).
Biography of James Nayler (Naylor), 1618-60, by the The BCW Project (British Civil Wars, Commonwealth & Protectorate, 1638-1660).

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Permalink Reply by Peter S. Krynski on 1st mo. 18, 2020 at 1:33pm

Love the article and the portrait of Jacob Nayler, titled The Great Deceiver, the False Messiah, King of the Quakers., in which he is riding a horse or donkey facing its rear.

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