Marsha, I just finished reading through your entire essay/document and just want to tell you it was the most thoughtful, compassionate, say it loud enough for those who have ears to hear and not look away, statement I have been privileged to read. It made me wish I had known you. Circumstances made it impossible, although I was part of the priorship team in a house where some of your friends, I am sure, were assigned for their high school years. Thanks for sharing your current reflection. In these days especially where truth is so hard to identify, every line of your document says "This is true." Everyone who heard and responded to the call you described so clearly needs to read your words. You've made me reflect on my own part in those years of just accepting the "Order line." Thank you. Milan H. On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM Marsha Hahn via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
For several months, I have been doing some writing, the intention of which was to spur some self-critical reflection about the Order. I had been thinking I might send it to the archives, but the last couple of days, as David, Shelley, and others have raised challenging but important topics, made me decide to go ahead and share it in this forum. If memory serves, one of the original purposes of this listserv was to create a space for inter-generational dialogue. There hasn't been a lot of that, but here we are.
It's a little too long to include in the body of an email, so I'm attaching a PDF.
Hoping it's a helpful contribution to this conversation.
In love and respect,
Marsha
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