FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ February 13 2005

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[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

 

 

 

 

HOW BIG IS ONE?

As a man walked a desolate beach one cold, gray morning he began to see another figure, far in the distance. Slowly the two approached each other, and he could make out a local native who kept leaning down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water. Time and again he hurled things
into the ocean.

As the distance between them continued to narrow, the man could see that the native was picking up starfish that had been washed upon the beach and, one at a time, was throwing them
back into the water.

Puzzled, the man approached the native and asked what he was doing. "I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide right now and all of these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If I don't throw them back into the sea, they'll die up here from lack of oxygen."

"But there must be thousands of starfish on this beach," the man replied. "You can't possibly get to all of them. There are just too many. And this same thing is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast. Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?"

The local native smiled, bent down and picked up another starfish, and as he threw it back into the sea he replied, "Made a difference to that one!"

Each of us is but one person: limited, burdened with our own cares and responsibilities. We may feel there is so much to be done, and we have so little to give. We're usually short of everything, especially time and money. When we leave this shore, there will still be millions of starfish stranded on the beach. Maybe we can't change the whole world, but there isn't one of us who can't help change one person's whole world. One at a time.
We can make a difference.

Guest Military Chaplain

 

 

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"How about if I want to click on "Full" instead of "Brief?" :-)"

Your lucky it's the Sunday thread sailor!

However, DO NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS on your boat! LOL

[StarCMC]

My dad's old southern gospel Gloryland Quartet

Goodbye, World, Goodbye

I'll Be Home Before Dark

[StarCMC]

Indeed - I love that song.

[mylife]

Is it sunday already? Im lame at public worship. God knows Im bad, but he knows Im good too. Redemption is one fine gift

[StarCMC]

 

Pass The Flame - John Elefante (Defying Gravity)

(Click the pic for music)

Three a.m. - a baby boy; a new life began
I held him in my arms and knew one day he'd be a man
And soon I'd have to tell him that this world is not our home
We must give our lives to Jesus; we are not our own

But for now just let me hold you, a little while
Let me adore you while you sleep
Thank You, Lord, for such an angel
Make him Yours to keep
And then I whispered in his ear
There is something you must hear

Any way the wind blows
Don't you think that God knows?
We must pass the flame
We must pass the flame
We are the light in a darkened world
We are the fire on the arrow
We must pass the flame
We must pass the flame

She was a portrait of innocence I took her by the hand
For better or for worse we vowed that with Jesus we'd stand
We would instill upon our children that this world is not our home
We would tell them that our treasure is the promise that we own

But for now just let me hold you a little while
Let me adore you while you sleep
Thank You, Lord, for such an angel
Make them Yours to keep
So let me whisper in your ear
There is something you must hear

And Lord, help us teach Your children well
And turn embers in to fire
Make Your love their soul desire

The doctors came into the room; the news was not too good
I said, "Daddy, if I could take your place, you know that I would."
He said, "Son, please don't worry go and be there for your wife
You know we'll be together in an everlasting life."

Then I said, "Dad, I want to hold you a little while
Let me adore you while you sleep."
Thank You, Lord, for such an angel
Take him home to keep
And then he whispered in my ear
There is something you must hear

Any way the wind blows
Don't you think that God knows?
We must pass the flame
We must pass the flame
We are the light in a darkened world
We are the fire on the arrow
We must pass the flame
We must pass the flame

 

[SandRat]

So long as we keep this in mind and read the good book (The Chap sees to that here with a little help from Tonk) we're in good shape.

"Realize that life is to be lived to help others this is the only thing that matters and that it is our duty, in return for the lavish life God has devolved upon us, to help others that He has placed in our path. This is our highest and best use."

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you Star! I hope you and your family have a fine Sunday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[StarCMC]

Thanks Lauren! You too!!

I am out for tonight ~ I am just too sleepy! LOL!!

Feeding the Jake=man and then I'll be down for the count!! See ya'll in a few hours!!

HUGS!

[darkwing104]

Checking in before calling it a night.
25 days left on active duty

[Kathy in Alaska]

25 and counting, darkwing. The calendar continues. Less than a month. Hope you and mrs darkwing are having a good weekend. After retirement do you and mrs dw have a list of places to go and things to do that have been waiting for this day? Thanks for helping keep all of us safe and free. Just in case you need a quick cup and snack.....

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Good Night All

God Bless All who enter the Canteen

God Bless and Protect our Military and our Allies Military

[AZamericonnie]

WooHoo 25 days & counting!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Sunday!!

Have a cup while you Freep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[AZamericonnie]

Pass the flame...music not working but the lyrics worked just fine....fuzzy monitor!

[AshlieinTX]

Does anyone know of any good fund raisers?!?!

[luvie]

Woo-Hoo, short-timer! What are you gonna do with yourself after all the "excitement" of active duty? Hope some vacation time is the first order of that day!

[laurenmarlowe]

Mahalia Jackson ~ Precious Lord

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Tonkin. God bless you good and thank you for your service to our country, both then, and now in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Canteen. *HUG*