Spiritual Aspect of Truth and Integrity
The essence of testimony to integrity is placing God at the center of one's life. Quakers believe that the Spirit is in everyone. Integrity means focusing and spending time listening to the small voice of the Spirit and being open to being led by it – whether the Spirit is speaking within oneself or through another.
Giving testimony to truth and integrity also means refusing to place things other than God at the center of one's life – whether it be one's own self, possessions, the regard of others, belief in principles (such as rationality, progress or justice) or something else. It is the understanding that even good things are no longer good when they supplant God as one's center.
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