The place of prayer is a precious habitation: . . . I saw this habitation to be safe, to be inwardly quiet, when there was great stirrings and commotions in the world. (John Woolman, 1770)

Quaker Testimonies

Testimonies are guides to living that have been handed down by Friends over the generations. They are ways of bringing the inward experience of worship into the world. An acronym used by many to summarize the testimonies is SPICES: