Such light…
Author: Rev. Marie Noelle Duquette
I notice connections between people, events, movies, music, writings, the spoken word, that seem independent of one another. I write and speak about these connections because I have been created for this work and it has the potential to draw people together and transform rough places into plains of peace. I am a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; a writer whose muse is active and insistent; a lover of new experiences; a dreamer of old. I am fueled by both music and silence; I appreciate truths that can only be conveyed in whispers, if in any language at all. I have more friends than I deserve, a big fat french family I adore, and a lovely apartment with a fireplace in front of which I am now leading virtual worship. My most palpable experience of God's presence took place in a chapel in Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. In that place, where every great world religion was depicted by both name and symbol, a miracle took shape in 2005 that continues to inform my faith today. I believe the key to world peace is our willingness to understand one another and take the risks required to do that. My two sons are some of God's finest work; they are a blessing to me and to the world. I thank God for every single day of this wonder we know as life. And I thank you, for stopping by to take off your shoes and step into the shoes of those whose stories I am privileged to tell.
My Agent?
Of course we need an agent! Which still makes me think….spy.
Undecided
One of the truths about being unemployed, or to put it more accurately and positively, “freelancing,” is that your schedule is eternally flexible.
Peace Enters In
I believe the key to peace is in learning more about people we gingerly refer to as the OTHER. I once tried to teach a
“Ever a Pastor…
He said, “there’s just something in your eyes in that moment every week that makes me feel that all will somehow be well in this horriby difficult life…and I leave the table feeling like I am not alone.”
Mesmerizing Rage
CPE stands for Clinical Pastoral Education. 12 weeks of CPE equals One Unit. One Unit was a requirement for all Masters of Divinity students while