[Magdalen] Prayers for a good priest

[Judy Fleener]

Praying, Roger.

On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:

> God bless and heal Lindsay. Gratitude for Richard's good health, and
> for the witness they both offer.
>
> Georgia+
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Roger Stokes
> <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > Over the years I have known a lot of priests.  The two I would rate most
> > highly have also become Rural Dean (a local /pastor pastorum/) of where I
> > was serving at the time.  I had noted that one, the person I have known
> > longest apart from members of my own family, had been added to the sick
> list
> > of the parish where I now live.
> >
> > This evening I was talking with Richard, my current RD, and asked him
> about
> > Lindsay, who has moved to this diocese and is an RD again.  Richard had
> > treatment for bowel cancer  5 years ago and is now down to annual checks.
> > He told me that Lindsay has had the same diagnosis and is currently in
> good
> > spirits and receiving relatively low dose chemo and radiotherapy rather
> than
> > an operation at this stage.
> >
> > As I give thanks for Richard's continued good health please join me in
> > prayer for Lindsay Dew that the treatment he receives will have a similar
> > effect.  God knows we need good priests like them.
> >
> > Roger
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan