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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GROWING DEEP AND STRONG ~ 05 February 2017
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 02/04/2017 5:03:36 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska


 


 

 

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. "Isn’t this bad for them?" I asked, as we dug them up and shook the dirt from the roots. "Won’t it hurt these plants, being uprooted and transplanted so many times?" "Oh" my mother replied, "Transplanting doesn’t hurt them. In fact, it’s good for the ones that survive. That’s how their roots grow strong. Their roots will grow deep, and they will make strong plants".

Often, I’ve felt like those small plants – uprooted and turned upside down. Sometimes I’ve endured the change willingly, sometimes reluctantly, but usually my reaction has been a combination. Won’t this be hard on me, I ask? Wouldn’t things be better if things remained the same? That’s when I remember my mother’s words: That’s how the roots grow deep and strong.


Chaplain Lisa Bohannon


 

 



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1 posted on 02/04/2017 5:03:36 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska


Good Evening, Kathy!

***HUGS***



A Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonight's Sunday Chapel thread.


2 posted on 02/04/2017 5:03:57 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

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


Begin Where You Are


February 5, 2017

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1


I came across a solitary flower growing in a meadow today—a tiny purple blossom “wasting its sweetness in the desert air,” to borrow from the poet Thomas Gray’s wonderful line. I’m sure no one had seen this particular flower before, and perhaps no one will see it again. Why this beauty in this place? I thought.

Nature is never wasted. It daily displays the truth, goodness, and beauty of the One who brought it into being. Every day nature offers a new and fresh declaration of God’s glory. Do I see Him through that beauty, or do I merely glance at it and shrug it off in indifference?

All nature declares the beauty of the One who made it.
All nature declares the beauty of the One who made it. Our response can be worship, adoration, and thanksgiving—for the radiance of a cornflower, the splendor of a morning sunrise, the symmetry of one particular tree.

Author C. S. Lewis describes a walk in the forest on a hot summer day. He had just asked his friend how best to cultivate a heart thankful toward God. His hiking companion turned to a nearby brook, splashed his face and hands in a little waterfall, and asked, “Why not begin with this?” Lewis said he learned a great principle in that moment: “Begin where you are.”


A trickling waterfall, the wind in the willows, a baby robin, the blue sky, a tiny flower. Why not begin your thankfulness with this?

Father, may we always be reminded that You have placed beauty here because it reflects Your character. We praise You!


What are you thankful for today? Share it with us on Facebook.com/ourdailybread.

[God] is the beauty behind all beauty.  Steve DeWitt

INSIGHT:

This worship song praises the wonders of God’s creation and His providential intervention for His people. The repeating refrain is, “His love endures forever.” The list of items for which to thank God, our Creator, are vast and extensive: God is good (v. 1), He is over all other “gods” (v. 2), He is the Lord of lords (v. 3), God alone does great wonders (v. 4), God by His understanding made the heavens (v. 5), He placed the earth on the waters (v. 6), He made the great lights (v. 7), He made the sun to govern the day (v. 8), and He made the moon and stars to govern the night (v. 9). As we behold the wonders of nature, we marvel at their Creator. 


3 posted on 02/04/2017 5:06:19 PM PST by The Mayor (Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

I hope your weather is better. It is above freezing and windy here. It is strange that the wind is out of the west and Washington DC is to the east.


4 posted on 02/04/2017 5:08:57 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to the MacNessa family.

A resting day or a project?


5 posted on 02/04/2017 5:16:03 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))


6 posted on 02/04/2017 5:17:19 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Grant me the insight of David and the Strength of Damso.


7 posted on 02/04/2017 5:18:26 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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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


8 posted on 02/04/2017 5:22:41 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska
A mostly restful day, but I did get some organizational work done at the desk. Hopefully that will prevent my having to go nuts every time I'm looking for a document I need.

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

9 posted on 02/04/2017 5:25:15 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good evening Kathy and thanks!


10 posted on 02/04/2017 5:37:16 PM PST by PROCON (Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
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To: The Mayor

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

A Blessed Lord’s Day to The Mayor family.

Did you get some rest? Get any dims? It must be such fun now.


11 posted on 02/04/2017 5:42:55 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: mountainlion

Good evening, mountainlion....we have had a BEAUTIFUL blue sky day and in the low 20s. Perfect combination.

The winds of change....maybe they will blow DC off into the ocean.

Above freezing is so annoying in the winter. We had that a couple weeks ago.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.


12 posted on 02/04/2017 5:59:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; AbnSarge; ..


"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."










13 posted on 02/04/2017 6:00:21 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN - 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; Soaring Feather; SandRat; ...

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!


14 posted on 02/04/2017 6:06:34 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ...



Ray Walker~Master The Tempest Is Raging
Congregational Singing

Cynthia Clawson & Others~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Statler Brothers~How Great Thou Art

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Farther Along

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!


15 posted on 02/04/2017 6:08:58 PM PST by luvie ("Elections have consequences".....bho. Yep...and WE won this one! HA! HA!)
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To: xzins; bethelgrad; lightman; LiteKeeper; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; ...
Sending out prayers for Arrowhead1952 as he recovers from his horrible fall.

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!


16 posted on 02/04/2017 6:37:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: left that other site

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Warming up at all? We had sunshine and blue sky today....beautiful for a change. Lots of fog lately.


17 posted on 02/04/2017 6:42:58 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: SandRat

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Do you have your workshop all clean and tidy? Charlie still running around with Maddi?


18 posted on 02/04/2017 6:51:06 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: The Mayor; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; 2111USMC; Jet Jaguar; Publius; PROCON; mountainlion; HiJinx; ...

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

A Blessed Lord's Day and Shavua Tov to you.


19 posted on 02/04/2017 6:53:01 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: MoochPooch; left that other site; SkyDancer; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; onedoug; BluesDuke; ...

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


20 posted on 02/04/2017 6:53:30 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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