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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Dear Mary, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Your poem is the perfect word picture of my experience of life in our Order and afterwards. Thank you for this gift, among the many you have given. I am still picturing you and Cyprian in your lovely home in Puna and our enjoying custard apples!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>God is good and we are among those who are blessed. Hope you are your family are doing well. I love the beautiful bowl your daughter made which sits in my dining room now. I’d love for you to come visit it and us someday….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Be well and keep being the presence of your Mystery, depth and greatness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Love to all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Louise<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jack says Hi and thanks too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 10, 2023 9:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Mary Kurian D'Souza <marykdsouza@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Oe List ...] JWMathew's birth anniversary<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>How do I respect the value of being a part of the Order Ecumenical?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>It recreated <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>who I thought I was, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>recreated the stage on which I played my life out<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>and gave meaning to the tasks at hand.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>I am immensely grateful <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>for the journey of consciousness that was made possible by the work that JWMathews catalyzed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>and every person's contribution to the venture.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>My gratitude to everyone who participated in this journey <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>before JWM was born and after his death.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>