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Isn't that the truth. I've noticed that everyone who has touched my life has faults, short-sightedness, and other imperfections, and that includes my own heart-mind. Onward we go in humility, gratitude, and compassion. And thank you, Bill, for all you are doing
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> w.schlesinger@pvida.net <w.schlesinger@pvida.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 8, 2023 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Colleague Dialogue' <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>; 'Order Ecumenical Community' <oe@wedgeblade.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Robertson Work' <warkers@msn.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Dialogue] Happy birthday, JWM!</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robertson Work via Dialogue<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 8, 2023 8:35 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Robertson Work <warkers@msn.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Dialogue] Happy birthday, JWM!</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:black">Today, we celebrate the 112<sup>th</sup> birthday of our teacher Joe Mathews. And on the 16<sup>th</sup> of this month, we mark the day that he died at the age of sixty-six. Gratitude for his
clarity, wisdom, and passion to serve the least, the last, and the lost. Now in our time of chaos, collapse, and transformation, may we each be strengthened by his words and deeds. </span></p>
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