Kindergarten through fourth grade gathered in a wide circle on Wednesday morning. We spread out in the green grass of the front field in preparation for our first Meeting for Worship of the school year. As we settled in, a new student nearby said, "Why are we all out here anyway?"
It was a perfect question!
Meeting for Worship offers us an important opportunity to pause and reflect amidst a busy week of learning, investigating and playing. We opened our time together with some welcoming words. Some students use Meeting for Worship as a time to quietly think, some meditate, some pray, some listen to the sounds around them and some listen to the thoughts in their heart. Quakers believe that each person has a light within, also referred to as that of God within. While most students at Abington Friends School are not Quaker, the time to sit in stillness, to pause and reflect, is meaningful.
If someone feels moved to speak, they are welcome to stand and share what is in their heart. Some of the initial reflections offered by students on Wednesday were happiness at the peace felt in the circle, expressions of joy at being together, and gratitude for being at school with friends. Our Meeting concluded with Rich and Keisha leading us in singing This Little Light of Mine. As we walked back from the field, a Lower School student said with a happy sigh, "That was so beautiful!"
We look forward to welcoming families to a Meeting for Worship later in the year.
