<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Lynda,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sent with a heart filled with thanks for our journey of the Spirit. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Isobel Bishop. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
Isobel and Jim Bishop<br class=""><a href="mailto:isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au" class="">isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 26 Nov 2023, at 4:07 am, Lynda C via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container" class=""><div class=""><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container" class=""><div class=""><div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container" class=""><div class=""><h4 align="center" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; line-height: 21.75pt; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="" class=""> </span><i class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">In this season of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i class=""><span style="" class="">Thanksgiving and All Saints</span></i><i class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">, 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 class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></h4><h4 align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: 21.75pt; background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">Patricia Vice (formerly Coker) from the WDC House;</span></i><i class=""><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">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 class=""><span style="font-weight: normal;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></h4><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">and most recently:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Sue Laxdal-Area Chicago; David Rebstock-Greensboro; Bob Hawley-Chicago;<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Ginny Reece -LCX-Wichita, KS;<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Elaine Telford and Ann Duffy-Australia, and Frank Knutson-Archives teammate.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> The attached poetry is John’s most famous poem which first appeared in his book<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">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).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> 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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">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 class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with special meaning and memories with your families and friends. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Grace and peace,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Lynda and John Cock<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">P O Box 2333<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Davidson, NC 28936<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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