[Oe List ...] FW: My Prior, Charles Moore

[Lynda Cock via OE]

(some sort of trouble connecting with OE/ICA, so sending from Lynda's
e-mail, John C.)
 
 Charles and I had many good chats and always brought up, with big laughs,
our shoot-out at the Late Forrest saloon when I told him I was leaving the
Order and he told me I would go to hell and I told him to go to hell. We
deeply appreciated each other, all said and done. Last time I saw him was in
Chicago a few years ago. We shook hands and held on. I'm so glad. I liked
and respected Charles, but hardly understood him, nor him me, I am sure.


He was a deeply reflective, deeply sensitive, and deeply everything kind of
spirit man. I can imagine the process of his thinking from reading the
Holcombe UMC and Randy Williams articles. He sensed his time was running out
on how to change history, but by-god he committed himself to doing just that
in some way or other. 
There is a big stir in the institutions and communities mentioned in those
news articles, and many people, including us, are brought to a deeper
reflection on how we change our nations and the Earth community. 


He used Bonhoeffer's decision-making process and obviously very
intentionally decided to do what he did. Do I wish he hadn't? Yes. Do I
understand his internal grappling with the state of things these days? I
think we all do. Will we be able to forget this event? No. Will it cause us
to reflect deeper about our given role in history? Yes.


Charles, we give thanks for you and will remember you. Grace and Peace are
yours. Journey on.


John
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