The Inner Light

Tim Gee reflects on his faith and living as a Friend

by Tim Gee 29th September 2017

You probably know the proverb that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. Growing up Quaker was rather like growing up in a very lovely village, albeit one dispersed across the country and, of course, linked across the world.

As a teenager being Quaker was all about the annual Quaker summer school. I don’t remember a whole lot of talk about God during those weeks, but what I did experience was concentrated love, in a safe, inclusive and open space that gave us each freedom to explore who and what we were. It was an experience I realise now has informed the rest of my life.