March 30, 2012

---,

Thank you very much for all of the time and prayerfulness you have
committed in building a discernment committee at ---.

I have been reflecting on your offer to ask some people on the
committee to continue working with me, and I feel that this offer may
have been generously made out of your vocation as a therapist. While I
am certain that I do not know exactly what you are offering, and it is
of course, something that we would explore together, I am not sure
that it is within the scope of a discernment committee to do this
work. I do have a therapist, and I have a fairly comprehensive team of
people who are engaged in the therapeutic and spiritual work that I am
doing at this time.

Again, I thank you for the time and especially for the feedback that
you have given me. I very much appreciate your willingness to write up
a summary for me. I have forwarded it to --- as you have
requested.

Blessings,

Reply
Hey Heather,

Thanks for your thoughts on looking at "next steps."  Your comments are
right on point.  Perhaps after Easter we can have coffee and discuss what,
if anything, in a formal sense could be of value and if not, simply affirm
that recognition at this time.

Will see you soon and take care,