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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, Lynda and John, for all your care for our colleagues. You are guardians of the precious community and our history. Many blessings to you this holiday season.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Grace and Peace, Catherine and Mark</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">Lynda C via OE</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, November 25, 2023 10:08 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE List (OE@lists.wedgeblade.net)</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:lynda860@outlook.com">Lynda C</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Oe List ...] Thanksgiving gift: poetry from our house to yours</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=mail-editor-reference-message-container><div><div id=mail-editor-reference-message-container><div><div id=mail-editor-reference-message-container><div><h4 align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:21.75pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:black'> </span><i><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>In this season of </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>Thanksgiving and All Saints</span></i><i><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>, John and I give thanks for the lives of our many colleagues who have moved into the Great Beyond this past year: </span></i><i><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></h4><h4 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;line-height:21.75pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>Patricia Vice (formerly Coker) from the WDC House;</span></i><i><span style='color:black'> </span></i><i><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>Elaine Johnson-Denver House; Marilee Blanchard-Area Chicago; Joe Crocker-Area NY; Bud Ames-Area Chicago; Nelson Stover-India, Greensboro; Betty Dyson, Bill Grow and Jonathon Troxel -Chicago </span></i><i><span style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></h4><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>and most recently:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sue Laxdal-Area Chicago; David Rebstock-Greensboro; Bob Hawley-Chicago; <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ginny Reece -LCX-Wichita, KS;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Elaine Telford and Ann Duffy-Australia, and Frank Knutson-Archives teammate.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> The attached poetry is John’s most famous poem which first appeared in his book <u>Motivation for the Great Work</u>. Justin Morrill, who was working with fund raising at a Catholic School, asked if he could use the poetry for a Thanksgiving card for their donors. That card spurred the news article from the Archbishop which was quite a tribute to a younger poet/theologian, John Cock (25 years ago). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> We invite you to print out the card and use for others you may want to share such greetings with. It has been used as a get-well card, a funeral card, and a sympathy card with the Thanksgiving being “thankful for the life of….” The poem was later adapted in <u>Our Universal Spirit Journey</u> (jpc/llc) to read “Spirit does not promise”… and ending with “…but believe it or not, Spirit does promise ways to end poverty, stop wars, and save the Earth.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with special meaning and memories with your families and friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Grace and peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lynda and John Cock<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>P O Box 2333<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Davidson, NC 28936<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:Lynda860@outlook.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Lynda860@outlook.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.reJourney.blogspot.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.reJourney.blogspot.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>336-404-0770<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>