Category Archives: Quaker Faith Today

Red Alert for the Earth

Posted on September 5, 2018 by friendmarcelle

At an encampment to listen for God’s leading to a prophetic response to climate change, I was given an image to keep in my mind both our extreme danger and the availability of God’s guidance. Continue reading →

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The Light That Shines in the Darkness

Posted on March 29, 2018 by friendmarcelle

On a dark, starry night, in a year of whole-hearted seeking, inner senses opened and divine Reality was suddenly revealed. I experienced a Light that flows through everything and a Power that can heal anything. Continue reading →

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Faithfulness Groups

Posted on January 25, 2018 by friendmarcelle

Participating in an ongoing Faithfulness Group helps me sense more clearly God’s call on my life.  We offer each other a form of prayerful attention and companionship that helps us remember, again and again, that God is always present, ready … Continue reading →

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The Best of A Whole Heart

Posted on December 30, 2017 by friendmarcelle

In celebration of five years of writing A Whole Heart, I’ve looked at my WordPress statistics that show which blog posts have been most popular. The blog was created in November 2012, in a burst of intense inspiration, just before … Continue reading →

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Hiking Naked

Posted on November 14, 2017 by friendmarcelle

Hiking Naked is a sparkling new memoir about a family who leaves their normal life behind for a year on a remote island, where they discover more clearly who they are and what they love. Continue reading →

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Looking at the Shadow that Blocks the Light

Posted on August 21, 2017 by friendmarcelle

Facing the shadow in ourselves and in our country can ultimately free us for lives of greater love, and release the divine power available to deal with our challenges. Continue reading →

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A Faithful Friend

Posted on May 9, 2017 by friendmarcelle

As we drove to Ohio for Katharine Jacobsen’s memorial service, my husband and I remembered her loving friendship and the radiant, welcoming smile with which she greeted us when we came to visit. Katharine and her husband, Ken, had invited … Continue reading →

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A Movement of Love, For Life

Posted on March 18, 2017 by friendmarcelle

The recent U.S. election offered a choice between very different approaches to government. The majority of American people want good public services, peace, and a hopeful future for their children and grandchildren. The new administration’s policies toward the environment, however, lead toward death. The good news is that the election ignited a mass movement. We can still choose life, if we allow ourselves to be guided by divine love, and filled with the power of the Spirit. Continue reading →

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Say the Wrong Thing

Posted on January 16, 2017 by friendmarcelle

My brother-in-law Barry married into our family about twenty years ago. I met him long before that, when he and my sister Cindy were high school sweethearts. But it was only this past year that I initiated a conversation with … Continue reading →

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Opening to Divine Guidance

Posted on December 31, 2016 by friendmarcelle

We each have an amazing inner connection to divine wisdom and guidance, always available. The challenge is to turn our attention toward it and stay focused long enough to receive benefit. Here is a link to a guided meditation to help us focus on situations in our lives that require more understanding. Continue reading →

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