September 18, 2011
Dear Dee.
Thanks for trying to send ear plugs and a newspaper clipping. Sorry they did
not get through. Nothing but reading material is allowed and even then, the
rules are weird and arbitrary. You can’t send a clipping, but if you copy it or
scan it and print it, then they will let it through.
For my sermon today, I read from Quest a piece called “Grace Happens” by
Peter A. Friedrichs from the UU Church of Delaware County, PA. It began by
comparing the legal meaning of grace, as in “grace period,” with the
theological grace, which can have no limits or time constrictions placed upon
it. Grace, he said, happens in its own time and way ant that it is almost
always unexpected.
My final go-round with “Finding God” was perhaps the most satisfying. It
dealt with Alvin Reines and his theories regarding polydoxy, which refers to a
new or changed belief that evolves out of an older one. In truth, it sounded
like an almost perfect description of UU, which is always evolving, always
changing and differing according to the beliefs of the individual. I will start
on the Mandela book you sent next Sunday I certainly should be able to draw
some inspiration from a man who survived 26 years of confinement. It does put
things into perspective.
I must share this tidbit with you. My little granddaughter really made my
day yesterday. When K handed her the phone, I said, “Hi, it’s Popi.” She said,
“Popi.” Then I said, “I love you” and she said “I love you too.” What a
wonderful moment that was.
We’re getting eaten alive by mosquitoes here. This place is built on swamp
land and they are thick at this time of year. Itching like crazy.
I was just thinking about the music I used to have. Could you access my
iTunes account and see if my playlist is recoverable? I lost so much when they
took away my computer—my music, all of my writing, years worth of photographs,
your chili recipe (hopefully, you still have that).
Gonna go now. Take care, Kent
