FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ FEB 08 2004

Naval Air Station Oceana ^ | Chaplain Robert Humble

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Welcome to
The FReeper Canteen

Today's Spiritual Journey takes us to the

Naval Air Station Oceana

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NEW LIFE

Cecil B. De Mille, the great producer of epic movies, tells a story of fishing with his grandfather when he was just a young boy. The two had spent all afternoon together in a rowboat and the young boy was restless. He leaned over the side of the boat to look into the water and watch the water beetles playing.

As he looked, one of the water beetles crawled up on an oar. When it got halfway up it attached the talons of its legs to the oar and died.

The boy's curiosity was aroused, and he awoke his grandfather from his fishing nap to show him the beetle. After discussing the ways of nature, the two went back to fishing.

Three hours later, the boy looked back at the dead beetle. It had dried up, and its shell had begun to crack open. Something had begun to emerge from the opening. It was a beautiful dragonfly.

The boy and his grandfather stared in awe. The dragonfly moved its wings slowly at first. Then it began to hover gracefully over the water where the other water beetles were still swimming.

The boy took his finger and nudged the dried-out shell of the beetle, which looked like an empty tomb. And he understood Easter for the first time.

God transforms and makes new. The grace that renews the world and cares for each living thing can renew us as well. All we need to do is ask. Those who turn to him will never be disappointed.

Chaplain Robert Humble

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am going to make every effort to meet them by midnight. LOL!! BTW....

[Kathy in Alaska]

How exciting that you finally got to talk to Kalen!! Hello back to him.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Nice fire. Surely something good to eat is cooking. Thanks men in the Military and the Canteen.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Sunday to you, Cindy. Thanks, always, for the links.

[Brad’s Gramma]

HOWDY!!!

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Heloo Mojo! How are you tonight? In case anyone is interested here is a live thread discussing the Grammy Awards: HERE

We will be watching the Blue's Clues special in our house tonight.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I'd rather have the stomach flu than watch that.

:-)

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I am with you, but it could provide some entertainment for the troops.

IT could be comic relief to watch the clowns come out at night.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I live in CA so a lot of the local news is JJ...she can go fly a kite.

On a non-windy day.

Near some .... never mind! I'll be nice. Nice, that's my middle name. Nice.

[Fawnn]

MoJo: Ping to DivaBR's info in #215!

[Brad’s Gramma]

231!!!

That's not how you do it, is it?

[Soaring Feather]

Hiya Kathy in Alaska!!
Doing great, although it did not get out of the 20s here today.

[Brad’s Gramma]

What's a 20's?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good voting info. It is so important that ALL of our military gets to vote! And those votes BE COUNTED!!

[Soaring Feather]

#233 Gramma!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

235 bentfeather!!! Whoo HOOOOO

[Soaring Feather]

LOL

The temp!! GRAMMA!

Oh dang I missed the 233.

[Fawnn]

That's not how you do it, is it?

Not quite. Close, but yet so far away. ;)

[Brad’s Gramma]

The temp!!

Wow! Your thermometer goes THAT low? Wow. Ours doesn't. Wonder if it's broken!

[Brad’s Gramma]

238 Thelma!

Snicker...