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<BR> Dear Forever Friends,
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<BR> Thanks for hosting this stalwart wordsmith. If there is anything I enjoy more than speaking Tomas' words, it is listening to them through others. Thank you.
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<BR> Interesting, to me, that he would opt to talk of love being the underpinnings of faith and hope. I am working on Daniel's lessons for the Archives, and I just finished his lessons on hope and faith from May 1992. Tomas must be paying attention!
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<BR> I have to make a personal note of this paragraph:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Tomas: Very good, my friend. Indeed, I am comfortable here in the presence
<BR>of you all. Gerdean would give her eye teeth to be here tonight! So I
<BR>will convey that love, and she will see it in print, too. Well, then, our
<BR>evening is concluded. I am given the honor of the closing prayer. Let us
<BR>stand and hold hands once again.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Tomas's reference to my eye teeth is, to me, a distinct parallel to the story of "the widow's mite" since, for the widow to donate her meager sums would be a huge offering, given her circumstances. In my case, my eye teeth would cause serious hardship to my dazzling smile, for I have so few remaining choppers. Thus, you can appreciate how truly huge is my love for you and your companionship that I would "give them" to be in your company, and Tomas knows that.
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<BR>And as special thanks to Jonderock for inspiring the great lesson on impatience.
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<BR>Love,
<BR>Gerdean </FONT></HTML>