Reflections of an ESFP who has fallen in love with Quakerism. An Open Letter to the NWYM. Dear Friends and Elders of Northwest Yearly Meeting,. This is the true danger that I see at work, that we have abandoned the patience that God pours out upon us with new mercies every morning. What would the processes that led to the shattering of the NWYM have looked like if we had employed the long-suffering of Jesus rather than the desire for instant change? With Deep Sorrow,.

In our journey with God there is a now and not yet quality to it. We have a foretaste of our salvation, but we do not yet have it in its fullness. Psalm 80 hearkens back to the frustration of those who waited for the arrival of Jesus, who cried out to God, begging Him to send His Messiah in the midst of sorrow, anger, and suffering. That we may be saved.