Nothing has taught me more about the constancy of Godās presence and continuing creation than being a parent. From the moment Simon slipped from my body with his hands stretched out, reaching for the Light, I have experienced his presence, his relationship with his father and me, as an expression of Godās love for us. Donāt get me wrong: there is as much muck and struggle in that relationship as in any relationship between child and parents; but even in the struggleāmaybe especially in the struggleāI see Godās work. Each day there are moments when I perceive theš
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Lucy Duncan is a member of Goshen Meeting in Goshenville, Pa. She serves Friends General Conference as associate secretary for programs and the bookstore. She is also co-clerk of Quakers United in Publications. Lucy lives with her husband, Graham, and son, Simon, in the caretaker's house of Friends Southwestern Burial Ground in Upper Darby, Pa. Lucy has been a platform storyteller since 1983.
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