MARK D. STUCKY

After initially studying engineering in college, Mark D. Stucky completed degrees in religious studies, pastoral ministry, and communications.  After being a pastor, he moved into communications and has been a technical and freelance writer.  During his day job, he documented diverse technology products.  In his free time, he’s written articles, stories, and poems on a variety of (usually spiritual) topics.  He has received four dozen writing and publication awards.  Mark believes in following facts and faith, understanding other perspectives, preserving the earth, protecting the vulnerable, and saving the world one word at a time (or at least trying to).  For more writings and information, see spiritwhispersbymarkstucky.substack.com.

QUANTUM THEOLOGY

Spirit filled the formless void

before matter and energy were born,

before infinitesimal became infinite,

when, from a singularity, a speck of nothing,

the biggest bang birthed everything.

And still the Creator of the quantum realm,

on a vast yet subatomic scale,

casting loaded dice of probability,

nudges particle positions,

tuning endless interactions.

Apparent uncertainty,

indeterminacy,

and random chance

ultimately collapse

into incarnate intentions

and divine designs.

Causation cascades through the cosmos until:

revealing transcendence, a bush blazes unconsumed,

reorganizing natural order, a sea splits asunder,

reversing cursed decay, death falls defeated,

redeeming moral corruption, hearts strangely warm,

and recreating creation continually, heaven and earth entwine.

And now… entangled photons… and entangled hearts…

commune across distances infinite,

yet immanent and intimate,

with the Quantum Mechanic,

the Cosmic Creator,

the God of Abraham,

the Spirit filling us.

Read more of Mark’s work in Solum Journal Volumes I and VI: Doubt (forthcoming).