"Mass at Iwo Jima"
Prayers from all denominations are needed.
Posted on 12/23/2023 5:00:54 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
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Good evening, radu...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Is your rain still on track? They snow any time now. *sigh* At least I got my trip to the office done and don’t have to go out til next Thursday.
I just checked my streetlight, where I look for light snow...none yet.
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
Good evening, Janey, and Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Hurrah...home for the holidays! Did you drop off or pick up?
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov.
Are you on the road to recovery finally? Is Tippy doing her best to look after you?
Ah...Tippy has been quite the little attentive nurse with plenty of TLC to spare! :-)
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Bible in a Year :
Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
During my morning walk, the sun hit the waters of Lake Michigan at a perfect angle to produce a stunning view. I asked my friend to stop and wait for me as I positioned my camera to take a pic. Because of the position of the sun, I couldn’t see the image on my phone’s screen before I snapped the shot. But having done this before, I sensed it would be a great picture. I told my friend, “We can’t see it now, but pictures like this always come out good.”
Walking by faith through this life is often like taking that picture. You can’t always see the details on the screen, but that doesn’t mean the stunning picture isn’t there. You don’t always see God working, but you can trust that He’s there. As the writer of Hebrews penned, “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (11:1). By faith we place our confidence and assurance in God—especially when we can’t see or understand what He’s doing.
With faith, not seeing doesn’t prevent us from “taking the shot.” It just might make us pray more and seek God’s direction. We can also rely on knowing what’s happened in the past as others have walked by faith (vv. 4–12) as well as through our own stories. What God has done before, He can do again. .
Reflect & Pray
What are you trusting God to do even though you may not see it clearly right now? How has He delivered you or your family in the past?
Heavenly Father, thank You for all the ways You’ve provided for me in the past. Help me to walk by faith even if I can’t see all You’re doing.
Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way....and even though the day ends as Christmas Eve the morning is still Sunday morning!
A blessed Fourth Sunday of Advent (Western)/Sunday before the Nativity of Christ (Orthodox) to all!
Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
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Well said.
Good evening, Mayor, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
All ready for Christmas? Family gathering?
Stay warm!! And no snow for you.
Howdy, Kathy.
So far, so good with the rain forecast. We might get a few showers tomorrow but Monday’s still on for a washout.
I’m glad you we re able to get your trip to the office done without new snow falling. Just dealing with the crazy traffic was plenty to deal with.
I wish the darn radars were behaving so I could see where the snow is. I know that big system is still south of you but where I really need to see is blank. GRRRRRRR I see a couple of tiny flakes flitting past the Lake Hood cam though. But only a couple ..... so far.
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