Robert Barclay wrote that Quaker worship consists neither in words nor in silence alone, but silence necessarily follows from holy dependence on God until words are given by the Spirit.
Evidence
Why is Quaker Worship Silent? - Understanding Quaker Faith And Practice (quaker.org)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Silence is a positive, self-contained reality rather than mere absence. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 19; Silence is a primary, objective reality which cannot be traced back to anything else, preserving the mark of the Divine in creation. — Max Picard