[Magdalen] Well done, good and faithful servant

[Marion Thompson]

I don't wonder that you were moved, Grace. Somehow that was pure Louis.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 8:44 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ann, Diana’s party was my first actual meeting with him, too, but it
> wasn’t the first time I’d  seen him. I’ve never forgotten that time.
> It was at an Under One Roof conference in, I think, St.Louis. Integrity
> had just had their national convention there, so they had a large presence.
> Integrity sponsored an afternoon opportunity for conversation about
> homosexuality. We were seated around tables, each table including a member
> of Integrity to help facilitate conversation. Preceding the conversations
> was a panel presentation by four members of Integrity.
> The first person up was Louie, who at that time was somewhat rotund, as I
> recall, and wearing a tan suit. I’d never heard of him, but I got very
> excited when he said, “I’m going to tell you the most important verse in
> Scripture that relates to homosexuality.”
> I remember leaning forward, thinking I was finally going to hear *the*
> answer and could share it with others.
> And very quietly and deliberately, he quoted the words of John 3:16.  Even
> thinking about it now brings tears as it did then. It was so clear and
> simple and was really all that needed to be said...and it blew me away. And
> I have, in fact, recounted that many times over the years since.
>
> > On Nov 28, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Met him at Diana Smith's listmeet party for the installation of ++Frank
> > Griswold. Saw him subsequently several times at GCs here and there. He
> was
> > helpful to me in my job search in 2002. I last had a lovely birthday
> > greeting from him a couple of years ago. My world is smaller today.
> >
> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 7:42 PM Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Elizabeth Keaton reports on Facebook:
> >> Erman Louie Clay, (né Erman Louie Crew, Jr.) child of God faithful
> >> Christian, and Giant of Justice made his way home to Jesus at 5:40 PM
> >> this evening with his husband by his side, unconditional love in his
> >> heart and deep peace in his soul.
> >>
> >> Peace,
> >> Jo
> >>
> > --
> > Ann
> >
> > The Rev. Ann Markle
> > Buffalo, NY
> > www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>