This reflection was part of the Vitality newsletter sent on September 4, 2026. To sign up for Vitality, click here.
When I visited Lake Erie...
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This reflection was part of the Vitality newsletter sent on September 4, 2026. To sign up for Vitality, click here.
When I visited Lake Erie...
Traveling minister and author Emily Provance gave a talk at the Gathering this summer, one of several authors who spoke in the pop-up bookstore. Emily reminded Friends that it is perfectly natural for some meetings to reach the end of their lifespan, and to lay themselves down. It is also natural for meetings to grow — and to have the desire to grow.
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Written by Melinda Wenner Bradley, this reflection was part of the Vitality newsletter sent on August 28, 2026. To sign up for Vitality, click here.