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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GROWING DEEP AND STRONG ~ 16 November 2014
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Posted on 11/15/2014 5:00:14 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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GROWING DEEP AND STRONG
One day, my mother and I were working together in the garden where we were transplanting plants for the third time. Grown from seed in a small container, the plants had been transferred to a larger container; then transplanted into the garden. Now, because I was moving, we were transplanting them once again. Inexperienced as a gardener, I turned to my green-thumbed mother. "Isnt this bad for them?" I asked, as we dug them up and shook the dirt from the roots. "Wont it hurt these plants, being uprooted and transplanted so many times?" "Oh" my mother replied, "Transplanting doesnt hurt them. In fact, its good for the ones that survive. Thats how their roots grow strong. Their roots will grow deep, and they will make strong plants".
Often, Ive felt like those small plants uprooted and turned upside down. Sometimes Ive endured the change willingly, sometimes reluctantly, but usually my reaction has been a combination. Wont this be hard on me? I ask. Wouldnt things be better if things remained the same? Thats when I remember my mothers words: Thats how the roots grow deep and strong. Chaplain Lisa Bohannon
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Good Evening, Kathy!
***HUGS***
A Blessed Lords Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonights Sunday Chapel thread.
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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:00:36 PM PST
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
God’s love is deep & strong.
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:02:16 PM PST
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SandRat
(<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Everybody!
(((((HUGS)))))
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:04:11 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Thank you, and good evening, Mac, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Hope you are finally starting to feel better.
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:08:24 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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Amazing Guide
When actors and actresses make a movie, its the director who sees the big picture and the overall direction. Actress Marion Cotillard admits she didnt understand everything the director was doing in one of her recent films. She said, I found it very interesting to allow myself to be lost, because I knew that I had this amazing guide. . . . You abandon yourself for a story and a director that will make it all work.
I think Joshua could have said something similar about the director of his life. In todays Scripture passage, the newly commissioned leader of Israel is standing at the threshold of the Promised Land. More than 2 million Israelites are looking to him to lead them. How would he do it? God didnt give him a detailed script, but He gave him the assurance that He would go with him.
God said, I will be with you. I will not leave you (Josh. 1:5). He commanded Joshua to study and practice everything written in His Word (vv.7-8), and He promised to be with Joshua wherever he went. Joshua responded with complete devotion and surrender to his amazing Guide, and not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken (21:45).
We too can abandon ourselves to our Director and rest in His faithfulness.
He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whateer I do, whereer I be,
Still tis Gods hand that leadeth me. Gilmore
Faith never knows where it is being led; it knows and loves the One who is leading. Oswald Chambers
Moses dishonored God (Num. 20:1-13) and was not allowed to enter the Promised Land (Deut. 3:23-29). Yet God permitted him to see it from afar (34:1-4). Moses was succeeded by Joshua, a man who was full of the spirit of wisdom (v.9). In Joshua 1:1-9, God assured Joshua of His presence, power, providence, provision, and protectionjust as God had assured Moses and been with him.
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:11:10 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:12:22 PM PST
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SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
To: All
Dear God: I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman, Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine feel alone or forgotten.
O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is loving kindness, And with Him is abundant redemption. And He will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.
Psalm 130:7 & 8
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:13:38 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: All
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:14:00 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy! Son and I went to san Diego and now are stuck on the north bound 5. I’ll be so glad to get back to Pendleton.
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:22:20 PM PST
by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: SandRat
Gods love is deep & strong.You are so right, Sand.
A Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours. ((HUGS))
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11/15/2014 5:22:38 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: xzins; bethelgrad; lightman; LiteKeeper; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; ...
Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ GROWING DEEP AND STRONG, and Liberty
Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"
Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.
Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:24:35 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
It will be. MrsSR’s QUILTING retreat will over and she comes home.
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11/15/2014 5:25:52 PM PST
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SandRat
(<Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Excellence
Oh no! Stuck on the freeway is no fun at all.
Enjoy each others company! Be safe!!
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:26:11 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; 2111USMC; Jet Jaguar; Publius; PROCON; BIGLOOK; mountainlion; ...
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:27:06 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Feeling - finally - better, thanks! After a week of the train, I'm walking more and slowly building up my wind.
"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:34:43 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Evening Kathy, Happy Lord’s Day and thanks for tonight’s Canteen!
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:34:59 PM PST
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PROCON
(I love sleeping, it's like being dead without the commitment.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Driving through smoke. Big fire near Palomar.
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:35:00 PM PST
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Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: Kathy in Alaska
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...
"TAKE UP THY CROSS AND FOLLOW ME"
"I Vow To Thee My Country" Choir Of King's College, Cambridge (Click)
"I VOW TO THEE, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test, That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never falters, the love that pays the price, The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
And there's another country, I've heard of long ago, Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know; We may not count her armies, we may not see her King; Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering; And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase, And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace."
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
11/15/2014 5:40:57 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
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