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July 21, 2009

Eternity In Our Hearts

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READ: Ecclesiastes 3:9-17

He has put eternity in their hearts. —Ecclesiastes 3:11

I once came across a scene of beauty outside Anchorage, Alaska. Against a slate-gray sky, the water of an ocean inlet had a slight greenish cast, interrupted by small whitecaps. Soon I saw these were not whitecaps at all but whales—silvery white beluga whales in a pod feeding no more than 50 feet offshore. I stood with other onlookers, listening to the rhythmic motion of the sea, following the graceful, ghostly crescents of surfacing whales. The crowd was hushed, even reverent. For just a moment, nothing else mattered.

The author of Ecclesiastes would have understood the crowd’s response. He sees with dazzling clarity the beauty in the created world and that God “has put eternity in their hearts” (3:11). Such an elegant phrase applies to much in human experience. Surely it hints at a religious instinct. Our hearts perceive eternity in ways other than the religious.

Ecclesiastes presents both sides of life on this planet: the promise of pleasures so alluring that we may devote our lives to their pursuit, and the haunting realization that these pleasures ultimately do not satisfy. God’s tantalizing world is too big for us. Unless we acknowledge our limits and subject ourselves to God’s rule, unless we trust the Giver of all good gifts, we will end up in despair.

Amid the measured music
What watchful ear can hear
God’s voice amidst the garden?
Yet hush! for He is here! —Charles

To make the most of today, keep eternity in mind.
Bible in One Year: Psalms 29-30; Acts 23:1-15

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[Kathy in Alaska]

Road Trip: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

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[brushcop]

YES!! FT. JACKSON SC, where our son is currently stationed, part of the cadre, thanks so much!! How great to read more details on this installation, thanks again. HOO-AH!! ;O)

[laurenmarlowe]

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Condon, a battalion air officer with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a Civil Affairs Group patrol with Afghan soldiers in the Nawa District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009. The Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations and training and the mentoring of Afghan security forces. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. William Greeson, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nick Zetocha and aircraft mechanic Tech. Sgt. Ken Caldwell, both with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepare to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during a Red Flag exercise on July 13, 2009. Red Flag exercises are designed to provide the most realistic training environments for United States and allied air forces. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Beth Holliker, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

A harbor crane lifts a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle from the hull of the U.S. cargo vessel MV Marilyn in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, on July 11, 2009. The U.S. Army 838th Transportation Battalion is monitoring the first major shipment of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles from Kuwait to be part of the Mission Rehearsal Exercise fleet in the Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr training areas in order to increase the pre-deployment readiness of U.S. and allied military. DoD photo by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie, U.S. Army. (Released)

[mylife]

Nice job on tonight’s thread Lauren

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, unique, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[labette]

When visiting Ft. Jackson, go to headquarters and catch the flag lowering at sunset.

[SandRat]

The Boys

Iraqi boys pose for a photo at a street market in Mujamma, Iraq, July 11.

Photo by Luke P. Thelen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

[luvie]

Great thread, Lauren! (((hugs)))

What a TOTAL shock that you should pick South Carolina this
week! LOL!

Hope you have a lovely week!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for tonights thread Ms Lauren!
Sorry I missed you..
*HUG*
Good evening everyone.
Well, it was back to the salt mine today..
What a mess..
My filing is so backed up, it’s unreal.
*sigh*

[Tanniker Smith]

Good evening, lauren!
Good evening, all!

[AZamericonnie]

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[MoochPooch]

Evening, Lauren, Kathy.