FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 01 May 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

HOMECOMING HUGS

A sailor gets a homecoming hug from a boy during a celebration for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group at its homeport in Norfolk, Va., July 2, 2013. The carrier group is returning to its homeport after operating in areas of responsibility for the U.S. 5th and 6th fleets. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Leah Stiles

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

FIRE DRILL

A U.S. Marine engages his target during a small arms fire drill on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 28, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe

HANGING TIGHT

A U.S. Marine fast ropes from a CH-53 Super Stallion during familiarization training on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge at sea, June 30, 2013. The Marine is assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone

MARINE MIGHT

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Martine Witman lifts weights in the fitness center on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 28, 2013. Witman, a transport air crewman, is assigned to the Volunteer Marine Rescue Detachment, Forward, and works out to maintain his physical fitness and operational readiness. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

TARGET AIM

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Stephen Dodd engages his target during a foreign weapons and NATO ballistics live-fire shoot on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2013. Dodd is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe

FIRING PRACTICE

Navy Airman Recruit Breanne Portillo, an aviation ordnanceman, shoots a .50-caliber machine gun on the port gallery decks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard under way in the Phillippine Sea, July 1, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew B. Church

TIGER READY

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is docked pierside in Mayport, Fla., July 1, 2013, as the crew readies the ship for its 2013 Tiger Cruise, which offers families and friends an opportunity to see what sailors do on a daily basis. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Wesley J. Breedlove

ALL CLEAR

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cassandra Collier signals to a French Armee De Terre SA 380 Puma helicopter as it prepares to land aboard the USS Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean, June 28, 2013. The Pearl Harbor, underway for Pacific Partnership 2013, conducted flight deck qualifications with the helicopter while departing Noumea, New Caledonia. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II

FIRE TRAINING

Firefighters attempt to put out a flame on an aircraft fire trainer on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 25, 2013. Live-fire training allows firefighters to prepare for an aircraft mishap. The firefighters are assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Perras

SIDEWAYS SWING

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ben Hudson climbs off the wing of an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft after moving it aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the East China Sea, June 26, 2013. The Richard is conducting routine joint operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Hudson is assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Edward Guttierrez III

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[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...another day the prez will ignore.

Prayers for our nation.

[yarddog]

Church in Paris, 1944.

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...he probably will., but we won't.

[luvie]

Thanks for that reminder, Sandy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog...work in progress!

Hope you had a great day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We for sure will NOT!

Did you have a Maddi Day? Is it getting warm?

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

“If You Are Willing”
May 1, 2014

Read: Matthew 8:1-4

Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. —Matthew 8:2

Bible in a Year:
1 Kings 10-11; Luke 21:20-38

Molly wanted her dad’s help, but she was afraid to ask. She knew that when he was working on his computer, he didn’t want to be interrupted. He might get upset at me, she thought, so she didn’t ask him.

We need not have such fears when we come to Jesus. In Matthew 8:1-4, we read about a leper who didn’t hesitate to interrupt Jesus with his needs. His disease made him desperate—he had been ostracized from society and was in emotional distress. Jesus was busy with “great multitudes,” but the leper made his way through the crowd to talk with Jesus.

Matthew’s gospel says that the leper came and “worshiped Him” (v.2). He approached Jesus in worship, with trust in His power, and with humility, acknowledging that the choice to help belonged to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean” (v.2). In compassion, Jesus touched him (leprosy had made him “untouchable” by the standards of Jewish law), and he was cleansed immediately.

Like the leper, we don’t need to hesitate to approach Jesus with our desire for His help. As we go to Him in humility and worship, we can trust that He will make the best choices for us.

What an example this leper is to me, Lord. Give me
a heart of worship, of confidence in Your power, and
of trust that when I bring my needs to You, You’ll
make the best choice. May I surrender to Your will.

Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy. —Hebrews 4:16

Insight

Some biblical scholars say that of all the Gospel writers Matthew seems to have been the most concerned with presenting events in chronological order. If that’s correct, then the context of the event in today’s text is critical to our understanding. Directly prior to this encounter with a leper, Jesus presented His “Sermon on the Mount” (Matt. 5–7). In that timeless message, Christ detailed a challenging, lofty kingdom ethic of loving, caring, and serving. Now, confronted by this leper, Jesus lived out His own teaching by demonstrating love and compassion for one whose disease had absolutely marginalized him (8:1-4). Jesus not only taught these truths, He lovingly modeled them as well.

[yarddog]

Thank you. Today was fine but we had almost 20 inches of rain last night.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...how is the shoulder coming along? ((HUGS))

[SandRat]

It is getting warm, but I was in Tucson all day today, so no Maddi.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Stay safe! Any flooding issues?

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

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[yarddog]

No problems here. The ground and runoff handled it just fine. I have a friend in Pensacola and just got off the phone with him. They also got around 20 inches.

For those of you who were Naval Aviators, a part of scenic highway got washed into Pensacola Bay.

[Kathy in Alaska]

THAT is a LOT of rain!!