The following message was received by sister Christy for Rod:
Christy
I was not sure just how to convey our message so took the liberty of the internet.
Please accept our thoughts and prayers for Rod and your family during his illness. He’s such a unique, wonderful person. And he admits to “dancin’ to the beat of a different drummer”. His interactions with many people of different walks of life always seem to leave them with a renewed sense of being. He inspires folks. And maybe that’s what God has placed him here to do. If so, we are reminding God that there are many, many more folks to inspire. We love Rod and Pat and your family. Please convey to him ….. “What if the hokey pokey IS what it’s all about?” He’ll probably understand this better than I.
Our blessings are with you all.
Carol Williams and family
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From Pastor & Elizabeth Moore
Dear Sherry,
We have just returned from a visit to South Carolina and have just opened last week’s e-mail, learning about Rod’s upcoming surgery. I was the guest preacher at one of the Lexington area churches and sermon preparation kept me away from dealing with e-mail. I regret that. Old pastors take a longer time to prepare sermons so that one does not take a manuscript into the pulpit. As Elizabeth always reminds me “We don’t like to be read to.” {not very good English}
I could not improve on Rod’s prayer, but prayers are being lifted up from the Moore household.
Our love,
George and Elizabeth
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From Mom's neighbor:
Thanks Sherry for the information. Hope that everything goes well for Rod tomorrow. We are certainly keeping Rod in our Prayers. Let me know how surgery goes tomorrow. I think that Pastor Rawl is going to be there for the Surgery. Sarah
photo from The State
Christy
I was not sure just how to convey our message so took the liberty of the internet.
Please accept our thoughts and prayers for Rod and your family during his illness. He’s such a unique, wonderful person. And he admits to “dancin’ to the beat of a different drummer”. His interactions with many people of different walks of life always seem to leave them with a renewed sense of being. He inspires folks. And maybe that’s what God has placed him here to do. If so, we are reminding God that there are many, many more folks to inspire. We love Rod and Pat and your family. Please convey to him ….. “What if the hokey pokey IS what it’s all about?” He’ll probably understand this better than I.
Our blessings are with you all.
Carol Williams and family
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From Pastor & Elizabeth Moore
Dear Sherry,
We have just returned from a visit to South Carolina and have just opened last week’s e-mail, learning about Rod’s upcoming surgery. I was the guest preacher at one of the Lexington area churches and sermon preparation kept me away from dealing with e-mail. I regret that. Old pastors take a longer time to prepare sermons so that one does not take a manuscript into the pulpit. As Elizabeth always reminds me “We don’t like to be read to.” {not very good English}
I could not improve on Rod’s prayer, but prayers are being lifted up from the Moore household.
Our love,
George and Elizabeth
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From Mom's neighbor:Thanks Sherry for the information. Hope that everything goes well for Rod tomorrow. We are certainly keeping Rod in our Prayers. Let me know how surgery goes tomorrow. I think that Pastor Rawl is going to be there for the Surgery. Sarah
photo from The State
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From David Pearlman:
Sherry--thanks for sharing this with me---very inspiring and thought provoking---Please tell rod to add my prayers to all that have come his way from his many friends.
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From Margaret Mathis:
Hi Sherry,I just want to wrap my arms around the entire Shealy family Tell Rod that we WILL!!! SING AND PLAY AGAIN AND MAYBE MAKE IT TO NASHVILLE!!!!! Love,thoughts and prayers Margaret Mathis
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From Judy Stancil:
Hi, Sherry!What a joy reading about your family and getting to see you all in pictures! . . . .Most of all, we are all praying for Rod's successful operation on Monday. His letter was beautiful. Will forward.Love and prayers,Judy Stancil
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From Sue George:
Sherry----------thank you for sending------------it touched my heart. I share what you are going through. Jesus Christ is the absolute greatest oncologist on earth ! His will is Rods heart what comfort that must bring you.... Rods testomy will help so many, I am pleased he is my brother -in- Christ. I am forwarding this to my loved one another cancer patient'/ family member as I am sure countless others will be doing. Rod is doing his greatest high calling/writing/testifing/ showing the new commandment of loving one another. How proud I am of your dear brother ! Please let him know that - as well------- as my Christian love and prayers are with him. It sounds to me like he has to oooooooo much work left here to do to be thinking of his home-going...and besides he's got to help our new president get elected !
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From Lee Spence:
Sherry,
Thank you for sharing this with me. I love your entire family and I am praying for all of you. I have always considered Rod to be one of the very finest men that I have ever known. . .one of the most practical and honest of the many fine persons that I have been so fortunate to know. I have always, admired, appreciated and respected Rod's unique blend of keen insight, extraordinary intelligence and offbeat humor and it was with great sadness that I read of his cancer. Please pass on my thoughts and love.
Dr. E. Lee Spence
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From Lyn Powell Calahorrano
Dear Sherry,This is shocking and disconcerting news. I am sorry for all of you that you will have a tough row to hoe for a while. Rod's column is a beautiful testimony to faith, hope and love. Rod referenced his newspaper...I'm afraid I don't know what he means. Could you please tell me more, and give me an address for Rod? Of course, I will keep ya'll, and especially Rod, in my prayers,and will share this email with my family. Thank you so much for sharing this with me.Sherry, please keep me up to date with Rod's condition. And you know that I mean this from the bottom of my heart when I say, if there is ANYTHING we can do to help, just ask.With love,Lyn
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From David Pearlman:
Sherry--thanks for sharing this with me---very inspiring and thought provoking---Please tell rod to add my prayers to all that have come his way from his many friends.
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From Margaret Mathis:Hi Sherry,I just want to wrap my arms around the entire Shealy family Tell Rod that we WILL!!! SING AND PLAY AGAIN AND MAYBE MAKE IT TO NASHVILLE!!!!! Love,thoughts and prayers Margaret Mathis
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From Judy Stancil:
Hi, Sherry!What a joy reading about your family and getting to see you all in pictures! . . . .Most of all, we are all praying for Rod's successful operation on Monday. His letter was beautiful. Will forward.Love and prayers,Judy Stancil
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From Sue George:
Sherry----------thank you for sending------------it touched my heart. I share what you are going through. Jesus Christ is the absolute greatest oncologist on earth ! His will is Rods heart what comfort that must bring you.... Rods testomy will help so many, I am pleased he is my brother -in- Christ. I am forwarding this to my loved one another cancer patient'/ family member as I am sure countless others will be doing. Rod is doing his greatest high calling/writing/testifing/ showing the new commandment of loving one another. How proud I am of your dear brother ! Please let him know that - as well------- as my Christian love and prayers are with him. It sounds to me like he has to oooooooo much work left here to do to be thinking of his home-going...and besides he's got to help our new president get elected !
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From Lee Spence:
Sherry,
Thank you for sharing this with me. I love your entire family and I am praying for all of you. I have always considered Rod to be one of the very finest men that I have ever known. . .one of the most practical and honest of the many fine persons that I have been so fortunate to know. I have always, admired, appreciated and respected Rod's unique blend of keen insight, extraordinary intelligence and offbeat humor and it was with great sadness that I read of his cancer. Please pass on my thoughts and love.
Dr. E. Lee Spence
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From Lyn Powell Calahorrano
Dear Sherry,This is shocking and disconcerting news. I am sorry for all of you that you will have a tough row to hoe for a while. Rod's column is a beautiful testimony to faith, hope and love. Rod referenced his newspaper...I'm afraid I don't know what he means. Could you please tell me more, and give me an address for Rod? Of course, I will keep ya'll, and especially Rod, in my prayers,and will share this email with my family. Thank you so much for sharing this with me.Sherry, please keep me up to date with Rod's condition. And you know that I mean this from the bottom of my heart when I say, if there is ANYTHING we can do to help, just ask.With love,Lyn
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