FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ The Gift of The Magi ~ 21 December 2014

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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

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

And a wonderful evening to you, Pro...((HUGS))

A Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours.

Merry Christmas!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Looking forward to the “Messiah”.

[Publius]

It’s one of those things you can bookmark and wallow in days after it’s posted.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Military Families, for your service to our country.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

To our Military -

Thank you for protecting us. Sleep well and safe.
May you be protected. May your families' hearts be at ease.

Thank you to our Allies.

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To those of our Military and Allies who gave their all,
- May your souls rest in peace. May your families be comforted.
May your/our country always remember.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Lord's Prayer

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord's Day to you and your family.

The 23rd Psalm

[MEG33]

O Come Let Us Adore Him

~Christmas Blessings To The Canteen~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shorty GiggleLips & the Canteen Kids – click

[PROCON]

O Come Let Us Adore Him, indeed!

Merry Christmas, MEG!

[MEG33]

Indeed!
Christmas Joy to you and yours.

[luvie]

Beautiful, Megs! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, Meg...((HUGS))

Stunningly beautiful Christmas card. Thank you.

[MEG33]

;o)
Thank you for the beautiful music, (((LUV)))

[MEG33]

Thank you, (((Kathy)))
I appreciate all you do.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Are you traveling for Christmas? Company coming?

[MEG33]

Company’s coming...I’m not cooking..All I have to do is hide my messes..House is decorated.
;o)

[The Mayor]

About the same here. Your a little colder tho.

No deliveries I will make but I have to get my truck from Georgia.. : )

[Kathy in Alaska]

What do kitties think about visitors and a change of routine?