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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Janice,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>George.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janice Ulangca<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 14, 2012 8:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> Colleague Dialogue<br><b>Subject:</b> [Dialogue] A Conversation with Advent<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>To my friends and many teachers/mentors in the ICA community - I continue learn so much from you!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Profound gratitude and wishes for a splendid, radiant season.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Janice Ulangca</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Advent: A coming into being <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>3<sup>rd</sup> definition, Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>A Conversation with Advent</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>O Advent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>I think you are my favorite<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Of all the seasons in the church year<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Because you ask that I wake up, be vigilant,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>And open to some startling surprise, some wonder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>That never has existed ‘til today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Advent, beyond the rush, the noisy fun, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> the customary words,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>There is a vast and tender silence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>And I will meet you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>At first it may seem boring to be still <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>But slowly in the quietness there will be<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>A radiance, a peace, a profound care.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Advent, I will dare to bring you this year’s pain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>The darkness, failures and the broken plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>Perhaps in the stillness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>With patience and expectancy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>They may gently be exchanged <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'> For healing and for hope . . .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>And it will not be fake<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>To welcome Joy. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'>JU 2012</span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>