[snippy_about_it]

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[Iris7]

A sweet operation.

Some good men in those days. Let us live up to their example.

Actually, there are remarkably good men in these days. By "men" I mean the word as in "mankind", as is the correct usage.

Met a young woman once who was in the pipeline to The Point. Because it is always the privilege of guys like me to see what young officers are made of, I took out my verbal stick and gave her some stout jabs with it. She will do. Plenty strong on the inside, where it really counts.

[Iris7]

Gonna bend your ears a little more.

Eisenhower, who hated Douglas MacArthur with ever atom of his being, said that MacArthur was the most brilliant man he ever met. I have studied General MacArthur more than most, and indeed MacArthur was stunningly brilliant. Even on his bad days.

But.

I would have hung a lot more Japanese big shots than MacArthur did. Hirohito too. And all of his relatives to the fourth cousin. And his wife's, too. And her. Their kids.

Would have caused a big uproar. Have to kill a bunch of them. Too bad.

MacArthur had his reasons. Could be his way defeated the Japanese more completely than mine would have. Easily could be.

Temptation to be bloody minded gets very strong sometimes.

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Snippy.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, snippy and everyone at the foxhole.

[GailA]

Good morning

[The Mayor]

March 4, 2005

Say "Mercy!"

Read:
Philippians 4:1-7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer . . . let your requests be made known to God. -Philippians 4:6

Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 13-16

You may have played the game when you were a child. You interlace your fingers with someone else's and try to bend the other's hands back until one or the other cries "Mercy!" The winner is the one who gets the other person to surrender.

Sometimes we try to play "Mercy" with God when we pray. We have a request that we desperately want answered in a certain way, so we try to "bend His fingers back" and get Him to give in. When it seems we aren't winning, we try a little harder to convince Him by begging or bargaining. We may even give up grudgingly and say, "Lord, You always win! That's not fair!"

God does want honesty of heart. But occasionally in our honesty a demanding spirit comes out. Deep down we know that prayer is not meant to be a contest with God that we try to win. In our wiser moments, we make our requests known to our Lord, surrender them to Him, rely on His grace, and wait for His answers (Philippians 4:6-7). Author Hannah Whitall Smith said, "Be glad and eager to throw yourself unreservedly into His loving arms, and to hand over the reins of government to Him."

Instead of praying with grudging resignation, "Lord, You always win," surrender to Him. Say "Mercy!" -Anne Cetas

In Jesus' name we voice our prayers-
The Bible tells us to;
But may we never use that name
To tell God what to do. -D. De Haan

Prayer isn't a time to give orders but to report for duty!

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Jesus' Blueprint For Prayer

[tomball]

 

Good Morning, Foxhole

The Great Raid (aka Ghost Soldiers)

Another excellent thread and a great tribute to those who served and bravely survived the atrocities of WW2.  Your thread of the day is historic, and  is currently being made into a movie.  The above link provides information about the movie.  Additional links to the The Legacy of Cabanatuan, The 6th Ranger Battallion, Alamo Scouts, and more can also be found at this site for those who are interested.   

 

 

[SAMWolf]

Morning Snippy.

Boy, do I have a headache this morning! :-(

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' snippy, SAM and andyman. A GREAT presentation! Thanks for the 'revisit.'

[stand watie]

GM!

fyi, i was out of town MOST of yesterday.

free dixie HUGS,duckie/sw

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies. Flag-o-Gram.

American nurses arriving in England, enroute to France.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.