[Oe List ...] Fred

[Randy Williams]

Dear Fred and Jann,

A few years ago when I was being especially confronted with life's 
contingency in general and my own in particular, I ran across a prayer 
attributed to a middle ages mystic known as Julian of Norwich.  It goes, 
"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be 
well."  For me this is right up there with some of the great faith 
statements our community has shared over the years, like "All is good!" 
I'll be thinking of you as I utter Sister Julian's prayer.

May the profundity of grace and the depth of peace be with you.

Randy Williams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LAURELCG at aol.com>
To: <dialogue-owner at wedgeblade.net>; <OE at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: [Oe List ...] Fred


> Dear Ones,
>
> I've been putting off writing this letter, but the time has come. 
> (Actually
> I wrote it Saturday and thought I sent it.  Just found it in my "Mail 
> Waiting
> to be Sent" box.  Duh.)
>
> Fred had a CT guided biopsy Tuesday on a lump at the base of his neck. 
> Our
> doctor got a preliminary report yesterday indicating it is cancerous.  It 
> will
> be a few days before they know whether it is primary to the lymph system 
> or
> from another source.  He had chest and abdomen CT scans yesterday, so as 
> soon as
> the pathology reports are back, we hope treatment can begin.  It seems 
> like
> it takes ages to get all the information they need to proceed, but he had 
> been
> getting pulmonary and cardiac tests of all kinds to try to figure out why 
> his
> energy level has been so low, so maybe it won't be long.
>
> Fred says to tell you that he is all right, and it's true he maintains 
> great
> serenity and humor in spite of the debilitaty of the last 15 months (and 
> in
> spite of my not-always-so-loving care.)
>
> Please pray for him, and for me, that we proceed with wisdom while staying 
> in
> the present moment, where we are richly nurtured and sustained by Love, 
> our
> source and destiny.  I often think of how the prayers of our many circles 
> of
> community helped and sustained us during my cancer treatment and Fred's 
> cerebral
> hemorrhage eight years ago.  We are so grateful to God for the blessing of
> our beloved fellow sojourners in this life.
>
> We'll keep you posted on this journey.
>
> Love and blessings,
> Jann McGuire  <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See
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>
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