Dear John,

 

    Well it's finally happened.  I cannot avoid it any longer.  After many, many years of lurking, knowing that I have nothing of any notable scholarship or insight to add, or in the worst case possibly making a fool of myself, I have this overwhelming compulsion to write to you and sincerely Thank You, the other Doves and the many, many contributors and letter writers, especially Marilyn Agee and her website, who have been my primary spritual life line.  Yes, believe it!  I feel if I wait any longer, I will have missed my chance to tell you while we are still here.  When we meet in heaven, I want to be able to know I thanked you on earth and realize it would have been a terrible mistake not to have done so.

 

    Pastor Riley's recent posting was riveting!  Like the rest of you, I too am constantly yearning for His call to take us home.  I  just can't help myself.  It's just there all the time.

 

    I cannot help but believe that there must be thousands of others lurking out there who perhaps feel as I do, day after day, looking for new letters with insights of hope as they wait patiently for that blessed day.  If you are out there, won't you write to say Thank You, as well?  I thoroughly enjoy all of the different perspectives and the wonderous variety, from the mathematical genius of Bob Ware to the overwhelming "Sold out to Christ" joy of Samson Mwawasi.  I hang on every word.  They get me through my days.

 

   Well, I guess I am not a lurker any longer.  "Thank You" seems so inadequate, but "Thank You" again none the less.

Can't wait to meet all of you!

 

YBIC

 

Jersey Boy
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What a note of thanks, Jersey Boy!
John