Tag Archives: wholeness

Drawn Deeper into Forest: the Healing Power of Trees

Posted on September 5, 2025 by friendmarcelle

A story of being drawn by a tree, and then a cluster of trees and a remnant of forest to find greater grounding, wholeness, and healing in nature. And hearing the call of nature to preserve our endangered forests. Continue reading →

Posted in All of Life is Sacred, environmental activism, Following a Leading, healing, Living Through Crisis and Climate Change, Stories that Heal | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Opening to Our Direct Connection with the Divine

Posted on August 20, 2021 by friendmarcelle

When I was in my mid-twenties, my graduate school program was not meeting my great longing to understand the nature of reality. I began to seek inwardly. Yearning to know what life was about, I paid attention to my inner … Continue reading →

Posted in All of Life is Sacred, Contemplative spirituality, Mysticism, prayer, Quaker Faith Today, spiritual practices | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Listen to Your Children Praying

Posted on January 19, 2015 by friendmarcelle

My experience at Tribe 1’s anniversary concert helped me recognize that I needed to attend the special January 10th “called meeting” of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to address racism. Continue reading →

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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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