FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ August 14 2005

nsamidsouth.navy.mil ^ | Chaplain Rob Beede, NSA Mid-South Command Chapla

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Physical and spiritual fitness

I notice more people exercising in the Joe Dugger Fitness Center lately. I wonder if this is because spring is here and we are more in the mood to exercise, or is it because the military fitness test is coming up? Either way, it is a good thing, because exercise makes us healthier.

There is such a thing as spiritual fitness as well. Navy Medicine’s second guiding principle states, “We believe health to be a complete state of physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being, not simply the absence of infirmity or disease.”

You might wonder, “How do I exercise spiritually?” It’s a great question. Spiritual exercise is done through prayer, meditation, scripture reading and worship. These exercises help
strengthen us spiritually.

Exercise helps us to be stronger and healthier. Just as physical exercise can help us to run faster and live longer, so spiritual exercise can help us to find meaning and purpose to life, and develop a relationship with the one who made us.

St. Paul wrote, “ … Exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that
which is to come”
(1 Timothy 4:7,8).

If you are looking for a place to become spiritually fit, may I suggest our base Chapel, which offers Sunday worship at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.,
and Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.

Chaplain Rob Beede, NSA Mid-South Command Chaplain

 

 

 

 

[AZamericonnie]

Happy Birthday Diva! Many happy returns of the day!

[luvie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INTERNATIONAL DIVA!!!!
ALL THE BEST, SEVENOFNINE!!!

[laurenmarlowe]

That's so beautiful LUV, thanks.

[luvie]

ALL THE BEST WISHES ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, RACEBANNON!!!!
MAY THIS BE THE HAPPIEST ONE EVER!

[luvie]

Thanks, Lauren.

How are you doing after being the DJ Diva for the whole day? :o)

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

God Bless Our Troops on This Our Holy Day . . . God Be With You all.

Prayers going up.

[Soaring Feather]

~Mahalia Jackson~Precious Lord~

[Darksheare]

I'm in.

The trolls have been all over the forum harping about Cindy Sheehan.
*sigh*

Remember the rest of her family in prayers, and her especially.

I can't do it myself, I am too angry with her for how she disrepects her son.

[EsmeraldaA]

Have the most stupendous and marvelous Bday Seven!!!

[JLO]

Well, I just want to add:

Happy Birthday Racebannon!

God love you all!

I met some of you over at another place and another time.

Some of us still keep in touch.

jloouise

[luvie]

Thanks for the prayer--I accept it for my son, who is on a boat somewhere in the middle east!

[luvie]

Thanks, as always, for the Canteen Blessing, bentfeather. God bless you.

[luvie]

Have a good time with your friends! You deserve a night out!

[luvie]

Good Sunday, Connie! Thanks for the prayer and for letting us listen to that pure voice singing my favorite hymn! (((hugs)))

[The Mayor]

August 14, 2005

Bellyaching And Its Cure

Read:
Matthew 20:1-16

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up. —1 Corinthians 13:4

Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 30-32

A mentally impaired man always shook hands with his pastor after each service. But he often made critical comments like these: "You preach too long." "Your sermons are boring." "You talk about yourself too much." Distressed, the pastor mentioned this to a deacon, who replied, "Oh, don't worry about him. All he does is parrot what he hears others say."

Grumbling is an all-too-common sin among Christians, and some are chronic complainers. They are skilled at finding something wrong with anyone who is actively trying to serve the Lord. And undoubtedly all of us have done some bellyaching.

The best cure for this sinful habit is Christian love—something easy to talk about but difficult to practice. First, we must consciously desire God's best for everyone. This love "suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; . . . love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil" (1 Corinthians 13:4-5). Then, as we depend on the Lord, we must put these attitudes into practice.

The next time you feel like finding fault with someone, resist that impulse and look for a way to do good to that person (Galatians 6:10). Do this diligently, and in time you will be cured of your bellyaching. —Herb Vander Lugt

I would not criticize the one who works,
The one who listens to God's Word and heeds;
But I would criticize myself, dear Lord,
Confess to You my faithless words and deeds. —Hess

Don't find a fault—find a remedy.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Compassion Of Jesus

[HopeandGlory]

Have a great Birthday you two!!!

[JLO]

Well, I just want to add:

Happy Birthday Racebannon!

God love you all!

I met some of you over at another place and another time.

Some of us still keep in touch.

jlouise

[luvie]

Good Sunday to you Mayor. Thank you for your daily lesson from the word of God. As it says in Proverbs 15:13--"A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken."

Thanks for reminding us that when we have God, we don't need to be unhappy or angry. God is Love!

[Aeronaut]

Hey BF.

[The Mayor]

Amen....

I won't have any updated pics of the house till I get my puter back.

Yes yet another crash of a hard drive..
I am on an oldie computer, slow as molasses in the winter.