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About friendmarcelle

A Quaker writer, teacher, workshop leader, and spiritual director, I've traveled widely to facilitate workshops and retreats about the spiritual journey. I'm the author of Our Life is Love: The Quaker Spiritual Journey, and A Guide to Faithfulness Groups.

Prayer of Gratitude

Posted on December 17, 2014 by friendmarcelle

Give thanks in all circumstances…  (1 Thessalonians 5) During a long, stressful move from Indiana to a new home in Pennsylvania, I had a beautiful experience of whole-hearted prayer.  With help from my fiancé, Terry, and several friends, I had been packing my … Continue reading →

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Entering into Transformation

Posted on October 23, 2014 by friendmarcelle

Spiritual transformation begins in the daily circumstances of seemingly-ordinary lives. At the same time, God also invites us to stretch beyond the comfortable circumference within which many of us live, to serve the needs of those beyond our immediate circles. Continue reading →

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Evolving Faith

Posted on October 6, 2014 by friendmarcelle

At a gathering for people who nurture the spiritual lives of others, many of us present were uncomfortable with James Mulholland’s suggestion that agnosticism (or atheism) is a more mature spiritual stance than faith in God. Continue reading →

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Where Christ Meets Us

Posted on August 12, 2014 by friendmarcelle

Being part of a faith community has always been essential grounding for the faithful life, and the prophetic life. Continue reading →

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Openings to the Way of Nonviolence

Posted on July 31, 2014 by friendmarcelle

In this time of anguish about the terrible conflict and bloodshed in Palestine and Israel, I feel moved to share how two Friends received openings when they wrestled with the peace testimony. Continue reading →

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In Order to Give Our Gift

Posted on July 15, 2014 by friendmarcelle

I pray that we Friends grow increasingly able, faithfully, to play our part in the birth of a new, more conscious, connected humanity, a birth now reaching a painful stage of labor. Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Gatherings

Posted on July 8, 2014 by friendmarcelle

I have just returned from attending both Quaker Spring and the FGC Gathering, held on consecutive weeks. Loving community blossomed at both, but they were quite different gatherings. Continue reading →

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Quakers and the Light

Posted on May 31, 2014 by friendmarcelle

A delightful short YouTube video in the QuakerSpeak series shows nine contemporary Friends describing the Light and how they have experienced it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0SLPW0JHsU
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Today is the World’s Birthday!

Posted on May 4, 2014 by friendmarcelle

Since waking this morning, a phrase comes repeatedly into my mind: “Today is the World’s Birthday.” Continue reading →

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The Big Question

Posted on January 30, 2014 by friendmarcelle

While being interviewed on video, I was asked the BIG QUESTION: “What is God calling us to today?” Continue reading →

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