To: laurenmarlowe
"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)
2 posted on
06/23/2014 6:02:28 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: laurenmarlowe
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Veins Of Gold
June 24, 2014
Read: Romans 6:1-14
While visiting the charming Cotswold area of England, I purchased some bone china mugs as souvenirs. I used them carefully, but eventually one fell into the sink and shattered. I thought about that mug recently when I learned about the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
Usually when something breaks we are happy to repair it enough to make it functional again. But several hundred years ago, a Japanese artist decided he would make broken china beautiful. So he started using golden resin to hold the fragments together. Pieces repaired by using his method have intricate veins of gold.
Early in the human story, sin entered the world (Gen. 3). Theologians refer to the event as the fall. The inevitable result is brokenness. Life is painful because we keep getting hurt and hurting others with our sharp, jagged edges. But God doesnt want us to stay broken, and His repair work turns our brokenness into beauty.
Like a Kintsugi artist, God repairs us. But He uses something more precious than goldthe blood of His Son. Instead of having veins of gold, we are united by the very veins of Christ. We have been united together in the likeness of His death (Rom. 6:5). Nothing is more beautiful than that.
He shed His blood, poured out His life;
He gave His all at Calvary;
Oh what can we give in return
For love so rich, so full, so free? Anon.
The price of our freedom from sin was paid by Jesus blood.
In verse 1, the apostle Paul reminds us of the danger of presuming on the grace of God. It is possible that there were those in the church at Rome who were advocating an immoral lifestyle, believing that God overlooked such things because that is how grace operated. Such a view, however, fails to balance the grace of God with His holiness and can lead to lives that dishonor Him.
3 posted on
06/23/2014 6:02:33 PM PDT by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: All
To: laurenmarlowe
I spent a month in Ft Lewis before shipping out to Viet Nam. I had to come home to Colorado to see some sunshine.
5 posted on
06/23/2014 6:04:07 PM PDT by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: laurenmarlowe; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
~ Road Trip: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington ~
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8 posted on
06/23/2014 6:08:08 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: laurenmarlowe
Ah, yes. Fort Lewis. I checked in there just before Christmas 1971, served with the 58th Signal Battalion, and left in September 1973. Great post.
14 posted on
06/23/2014 6:12:54 PM PDT by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: laurenmarlowe
Never been there, sounds nice though.
15 posted on
06/23/2014 6:14:04 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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20 posted on
06/23/2014 6:24:52 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: laurenmarlowe; StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; ...
22 posted on
06/23/2014 6:30:38 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: laurenmarlowe; mylife
Evenin’, Lauren! Good to see that great road trip to the Northwest!
Sorry I’m late...had to watch 24. :)
32 posted on
06/23/2014 7:08:30 PM PDT by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
To: laurenmarlowe
Fort Lewis - nice place - stationed there for about fourteen months back in ‘67-’68.....
To: All; laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; Arrowhead1952; LUV W; SandRat
Good Morning To The Canteen
Thank you for the road trip, lauren.
We had a little light rain yesterday...may get more today.
I Wish Everyone A Great Day
*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*
53 posted on
06/24/2014 5:17:04 AM PDT by
MEG33
(Pray For Our Nation)
To: laurenmarlowe
Back in the ‘80s we live down the highway close to Ft. Lewis and McCord AF base While I was working at a nuclear power plant.
On a clear day we could see Mount Rainer.
We could never get a suntan because of all the rain. Our suntans were actually rust.
65 posted on
06/24/2014 11:39:30 AM PDT by
Diver Dave
(Because He Lives, I Can Face Tomorrow)
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