Category Archives: Quaker Faith Today

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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A Whole Year of A Whole Heart

Posted on December 23, 2013 by friendmarcelle

May the Spirit of Christ be born within and among us again in power, in this time.
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Complete, United With God’s Love

Posted on November 18, 2013 by friendmarcelle

Perfection as complete union with God’s love is not an element of the journey so much as a state toward which we are moving, a condition toward which God is drawing us, day by day. Continue reading →

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Now Abiding in Divine Love and Power

Posted on September 20, 2013 by friendmarcelle

As we grow in faith, we learn to look for God and rely on God in every circumstance; we learn to abide in divine love and power. Continue reading →

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Surrendering Our Selves to God

Posted on July 23, 2013 by friendmarcelle

“Come join me on the cross,” Jesus seemed to say. Continue reading →

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