FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI ~ 22 December 2019

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

Those of you who are more "mature" Marines & Sailors will remember one of the pre-eminent TV series of the '50's, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Many of these programs were quite scary, but they usually had a good moral and made the point in a rather unforgettable manner.

On one episode, an astronaut is readying for his blast off on a fifty-year mission to outer space. He is to be placed in a state of suspended animation and will not age one day by the time he returns to Earth. As fate has it, he meets a lovely woman the evening before launch, and it is love at first sight for both of them. They agonize over the love and marriage they will be unable to share because of the space voyage. The next morning his space flight begins. The woman is visibly shaken by the cruel plot fate played on the two of them.

In the final scene, fifty years hence, NASA brings the rocket back to Earth. The capsule is opened and an aged man emerges from inside. He pulled the plug on the cryogenic machine before the launch. The face of his fiancée is then shown. She is still young and vibrant; she had herself placed in suspended animation on the day of the launch! One engineer then reflects: I feel blessed to have met two people who truly knew the meaning of love! End of program.

These two people, motivated by real love, were prepared to make an unusual sacrifice for each other. Sometimes we forget that keeping love strong in marriage requires a commitment to LOVE...and like any commitment, that means dedication, work, sacrifice. Too many people give up on relationships when the going gets rough because they don't understand how much effort and sacrifice for one another is necessary to sustain a marriage. May we all realize the true meaning of love and marriage...and what is required to sustain this wonderful gift from above!

Rod Serling's version

 

[The Mayor]

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December 22

The Father’s Blessing

Bible in a Year:

• Micah 6–7
• Revelation 13

See what great love the Father has lavished on us.

1 John 3:1

Recently, several people within our church—those who had experienced poor relationships with their fathers—asked me to stand in as a loving, father figure and offer a blessing over them. The blessing asked forgiveness for the ways a father can hurt his children by setting expectations that are too high or being distant or failing to offer tender presence and affirmation. It also pronounced delight, admiration, and abundant love. As I shared the blessing, I wept. I realized how I still needed to receive such words, and how much my children need them too.

The Scriptures repeatedly speak of God as our Father, a reality reshaping the distorted father images we might have. God, our eternal Father, has “lavished on us” perfect love, making us “children of God” (1 John 3:1). Our identity as God’s sons and daughters grounds us in an uncertain, fear-inducing world. “We are children of God,” John says, even though “what we will be has not yet been made known” (v. 2). Facing ever-present challenges, all we can truly count on is that our Father loves and provides for us and never stops. When everything is said and done, God says through the inspired words of John, we can be certain we’ll be like Him (v. 2).

In the midst of our anxieties, wounds, and failures, our good Father speaks a blessing of inexhaustible love. God insists we belong, for He’s made us His children.

By: Winn Collier

Reflect & Pray

What comes to mind when you ponder the word father? How does God’s lavish love reshape the father image for you?

God, teach me more about how You are my Father. May I experience and know Your care.

[mosesdapoet]

On This “Little Christmas”
January 6th from my The First Book Of Moses poetry page

L.J.Keslin
On This “Little Christmas”
January 6th

Once Upon a Time and not too long ago
The Twelfth Night Of Christmas
was celebrated with a ball
From the Day of Babes Birth
and the 11 thereafter
kith and kin were paid a visit
and friends from far and near
once were paid a call
So on this day I pray in the spirit that this date recalls
Let the gift of homage of kings gain
in the spirit of the days this season yet remain
ere it wane
Be thine Blessings Great
and misfortunes thee none befall

http://www.theusmat.com/natdesk.htm

[mountainlion]

Just heard this on the radio this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONniIEi87B8

Tumbleweed Christmas tree.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Family coming in for Christmas? You traveling? Get plenty of rest.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, 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!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mosesdapoet, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Beautiful poem...thank you for sharing.

[SkyDancer]

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~ Just Hangin' ~

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~ Good Evening ~

~ Welcome To My World ~

Frontier Flights - I'm Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Thanks for the Tumbleweed Christmas Tree tune link.

That’s a really cool song.

[The Mayor]

Merry Christmas Kathy!
All the kids will be here with their kids. Full house Christmas morning, it’s gonna be awesome

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[left that other site]

Happy Hanukah!

I have always liked this holiday, and the meaning behind it. :-)

[luvie]

Celine Dion~Ave Maria

Folk Angel~Come O Come Emmanuel

Jim Brickman~Do You Hear What I Hear

Placido Domingo~I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Josh Groban~O Holy Night

Bing Crosby~Silent Night

Chris Botti~Hark! The Herald Angel Sings

Have a blessed Christmas Season
God bless our troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Beautiful Christmas tree for our troops.

Kitties all settled? Sophie getting used to the ceiling fan?

4.1 right now...space heater now at my feet.

[Salvation]

gold

frankincense

myrrh

What is the meaning of each gift?