| NCYM (C) Queries for Monthly Meeting |
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The following are queries used in the North Carolina Conservative Yearly Meeting. Alice Wald is doing regular first day programs using the queries. Meeting for Worship Query Two: Are we faithful in our attendance at meetings for worship and are we careful not to disturb the spirit of the meeting by our late arrival? Is our behavior therein that of open submission to God in silent communion? Love and Unity Query Three: Do we follow the teachings of Jesus and seek the inspiration of His Holy Spirit in our daily lives? Are love and unity maintained among us? Do we cultivate a forgiving spirit, and do we avoid and discourage needless and destructive criticism of others? When differemces arise, do we endeavor promptly to resolve them in a spirit of love, honesty, and humility? Work of the Meeting Query Four: Do we assume our rightful share in the expenses of our Meeting? Do we regard our time, our talents, and our oossessions as given us in trust, and do we use them freely for the needs of others? Meeting for Business Query Five: Do we regularly attend our meetings for business, and are they held in a spirit of love, understanding, and forbearance? Do we seek the right course of action in humble submission to the Authority of Truth and in the patient search for a sense of unity under Divine guidance? Growth of Our Children Query Six: Do we endeavor by example and precept to cultivate in our children a sense of openness and expectancy about life, and to aid them in their growth in spiritual understanding and moral discernment? Do we share with them the faith that guides the practice of Friends, while encouraging them to develop their religious insights as the Spirit of God may lead them? Peace Testimony Query Seven: Do we endeavor to live in the life and power that takes away the occasion of all war, seeking to do our part in the work of reconciliation between individuals, groups, and nations? Do we faithfully maintain our testimony against nuclear and all other military preparations, the bearing of arms, and all participation in war? Manner of Living Query Eight: Do we observe simplicity and honest in our manner of living? Are we careful to live within the bounds of our circumstances, punctual in keeping promises, prompt in the payment of debts, and just in all our dealings? Do we choose those activities which will strengthen our physical, mental and spiritual life; and do we avoid those harmful to ourselves and others? Query Nine: Are we mindful of Friends testimonies against alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and other harmful drugs; do we refrain from using them or dealing in them, realizing that abstinence is the clearest witness against overindulgence? Do we seek to avoid all kinds of gambling and places of diversion that tend to be demoralizing? Do we keep in mind how diverse and widespread all the temptations to grow richer at the expense of others? Are we faithful to our testimony against taking oaths? Query Ten: Do we endeavor to live in harmony with nature? Are we careful in our stewardship of the world's irreplaceable resources? Social Justice and Equality Query Eleven: Do we reverence that of God in every human being with concern for the needs of the individual? Are we seeking to rectify existing social injustice and racial discrimination on our local communities and in the world at large? Outreach Query Twelve: Do we welcome newcomers and non-members to our meetings? Are they encouraged to share in Meeting activities and to consider membership when they are in agreement with the principles and practices of Friends? Are our younger members appointed to committees and encouraged to share in other responsibilities of the Meeting? Do we visit one another frequently, remembering those who may be lonely? Does this visitation and caring extend beyond the members of our own Meeting?
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