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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=765401601-28112007>Expanding on
what Keely has so expertly stated - if you need to purchase a gift for someone
who has "everything" - try one of these, and send something to someone who has
nothing, in the name of the person who has everything....</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><A
href="http://donate.wvus.org/OA_HTML/xxwvibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10024">http://donate.wvus.org/OA_HTML/xxwvibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10024</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><A
href="https://giving.samaritanspurse.org/c-7-gift-catalog.aspx">https://giving.samaritanspurse.org/c-7-gift-catalog.aspx</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=765401601-28112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>We gave a
couple of goats last year. My kids had a lot of fun sending the
cards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765401601-28112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Merry
Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year's to all!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=765401601-28112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Bev</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=765401601-28112007></SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>keely
emerinemix<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 27, 2007 1:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] for the season . .
.<BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Visionaires,<BR><BR>Well, it's that time of the year again -- the
holidays have begun and with it both the joys of faith, family and friends as
well as the sorrow of despair, neglect, and materialism. It's easy
to get caught up in the "stuff" that surrounds the holiday season, and it's
bewildering to contemplate how Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior --
born in a stable far from home to a poor, wandering, socially disenfranchised
family -- by racking up thousands of dollars of debt, indulging in the richest
food and drink, and plunging headlong into the grotesque excesses of consumer
culture. It's beyond bewildering -- it's unnerving and even revolting --
when Christian pastors teach that the celebration of Jesus' birth is best
expressed by endless feasting, fancy decoration and sparkling adornments,
abundant food and drink, and an emphasis on the material. I think
there's probably something better out there, and this describes it well.
It's my Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year wish for all of you:<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><BR><BR>A
Franciscan Benediction<BR><BR>May God bless you with discomfort<BR>at easy
answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships<BR>So that you may live
deep within your heart<BR><BR>May God bless you with anger<BR>at injustice,
oppression, and exploitation of people<BR>So that you may work for justice,
freedom, and peace<BR><BR>May God bless you with tears<BR>to shed for those
who suffer pain, rejection, hunger, and war<BR>so that you may reach out your
hand to comfort them and<BR>to turn their pain into joy<BR><BR>And may God
bless you with enough foolishness<BR>to believe that you can make a difference
in the world<BR>so that you can do what others claim cannot be done<BR>to
bring justice and kindness to all our children and the
poor<BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN>I wish you all the very best of what cannot be
wrapped, hung by a chimney, or placed under a
tree.<BR><BR>Keely<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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