<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you, YOU who wrote this poetry, you who sent it and you who read it.<br><br></div>So be it!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 5:52 AM, via OE <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Marshall.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><br><b>From: </b>Nancy Trask via OE<br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, November 15, 2015 5:30 PM<br><b>To: </b>W. J. via OE<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Oe List ...] Longing for Peace When There Is No Peace</p></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">That is a terrific prayer, a great piece of poetry,  Marshall,  thanks for sharing it. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Nancy Trask<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">-------- Original message --------</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">From: "W. J. via OE" <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Date: 11/15/2015 7:54 AM (GMT-06:00) <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">To: Order Ecumenical Community <<a href="mailto:oe@wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@wedgeblade.net</a>>, ICA Dialogue Dialogue <<a href="mailto:ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com" target="_blank">ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com</a>> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Subject: [Oe List ...] Longing for Peace When There Is No Peace <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">I'd like to share with our community a prayer I wrote for today's roundtable worship service.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Marshall<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Longing for Peace When There Is No Peace</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Responsive Prayer of Confession</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="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pan><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our rifles and pistols have not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our homeland security has not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our border defenses have not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our satellite spying has not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our drones and our prisons have not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our Pentagon budget has not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our money and power have not kept us safe.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We live with injustice and still call for peace.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We’re arrogant, haughty, judgmental, and scared.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We have met the enemy, and they are us.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deliver us now from our hatred and fear.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin-left:99.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:99.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Amen, Amin, Ameyn.</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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