The Daily Quaker Message is an invitation to practice your own walk on the Quaker path. Daily Quaker emails have three parts: a short Quaker message to meditate on (often a quote, but sometimes a song, a poem, a piece of art, or a video), an exercise to try in your own life, and a query.

We curate Daily Quaker Messages from diverse sources: from different eras of history, and from people of different backgrounds and beliefs. One of the strengths of Quakerism is its ability to make room for the ministry of all Friends. We hope each message has a kernel that speaks to your condition.

Today’s Message

  • by Maeve Sutherland
    "For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you had a happy one! The Daily Quaker Message spent the last month exploring the theme of Gratitude. In early Quaker texts, this sentiment was more often communicated as “awe” before God, and we read excerpts from journals where a feeling that began as reverence for the Divine moved Friends to feel thankful for life’s blessings. Though gratitude isn’t one of the Quaker Testimonies, engaging in gratitude necessarily means engaging more deeply with Quaker values, and is a tool some Friends use to help them enter into worship. Paired with humility, […]