<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you , Mary and yes … it was as though we were given the chance to do life in the deeps<div>— to serve human kind as a gift</div><div>— to care for the world</div><div><br></div><div>Strange aweful power was dancing through us</div><div><br></div><div>We were joyfully being<br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Jim Wiegel</span><br><div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“…the long work<br>
of turning their lives<br>
into a celebration<br>
is not easy. Come </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">and let us talk</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">“. </span></p><p class="p1"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 10, 2023, at 6:20 PM, Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">How do I respect the value of being a part of the Order Ecumenical?<div><br></div><div style="text-align:center">It recreated </div><div style="text-align:center">who I thought I was, </div><div style="text-align:center">recreated the stage on which I played my life out</div><div style="text-align:center">and gave meaning to the tasks at hand.</div><div><br><div style="text-align:center">I am immensely grateful </div><div style="text-align:center">for the journey of consciousness that was made possible by the work that JWMathews catalyzed</div><div style="text-align:center">and every person's contribution to the venture.</div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center">My gratitude to everyone who participated in this journey </div><div style="text-align:center">before JWM was born and after his death.</div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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