A stone, painted with the words: 'For all those we have loved & lost.' Photo: By Nick Fewings on Unsplash.

‘Speaking authentically about death and loss is itself a form of ministry.’

Loss for words: Sungsoo Kim on Fox, Fell, death and grief

‘Speaking authentically about death and loss is itself a form of ministry.’

by Sungsoo Kim 15th August 2025

The early Quaker movement was born amid persecution and profound loss. Yet it was through their encounters with death that George Fox and Margaret Fell demonstrated their deepest spiritual insights, showing how the Light within could illuminate even the darkest valleys of human experience.