Hare Krishna dear Guru Mahārāja,
Please accept my respectful obeisances.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda!
I want to thank you for the Bhakti-vṛkṣa program you have directed as it is through the warm welcome I have received from the devotees at ISKCON Reading that I have been blessed with the shelter of the Holy Name.
I must mention Pratāpamaya Nitāi dāsa for his kindness in including me in all and numerous programs since we met just before Gaura Pūrṇimā. I particularly enjoy chanting with the group online every morning as well as the weekly Bhakti-vṛkṣa class.
I am but an ignorant fool, having gone so many years without seeking out, I fear even avoiding association of devotees. For this my children in particluar have suffered. Now they are almost adults, Kaivalyā is aged 18 and Devakī is 16.
I pray that I may be of some service in return for the grace the Lord and his devotees have shown me.
I have one question on my mind a lot lately. Can you please advise how I should respond to people who ask why and so desperately want God to be a woman?
Your Servant,
Gregory Hope