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FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ Attitude of Gratitude ~ Mar 19 2006
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| Chaplain Mitch Schranz
Posted on 03/18/2006 5:32:10 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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Attitude of Gratitude
Good morning this rainy Sunday! This morning someone asked me, "How do you like the lousy weather, Chaplain?" I thought a moment about the fact that my uniform was wet, my car had trouble starting, and about all those poor people stuck in the wall of traffic that inevitably occurs when 58 gets drenched. Then later I thought, how would we exist without the rain? which makes all life on our planet possible. I remembered the old prayer in my prayer book, a blessing to God for the gift of wind and rain.
There is an old story, a beautiful story, about a boy who came home famished after long hours of play with his friends. His mother served him some sandwiches which satisfied his hunger and caused him to thank his mom. She said, "Don't thank me, son I only prepared the food." So he went to the grocer to thank him for the bread. "Don't thank me, young man, I only sell the food." He walked over to the baker and thanked him. "Son, you're thanking the wrong person, I only bake the bread." Wondering whom to thank, the boy went to the farmer to thank him. "Thank you for the fine bread that I eat every day," he said. "Don't thank me, my friend, I only plant the seeds. The earth, sunshine, rain and wind make the wheat grow, not I."
By now the boy was tired and hungry so the farmer invited him to join his family for dinner. As they were seated around the table, each person took a piece of bread from the basket and said together: Praised be Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who brings bread out of the earth."
So, today, let's thank God for the sunny days and the rainy ones, too --as well as for the food He gives us. Each day is truly a blessing!
Chaplain Mitch Schranz
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Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.
Please guide the people of Free Republic to
The FR Canteen Post Office
So they can e-mail a service man or woman today.
AMEN
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Good evening Tonkin
Thank you for the Sunday Chapel!
Hugs!!
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03/18/2006 5:36:50 PM PST
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trussell
(Work for God...the retirement benefits are great!)
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From the men in the Military and the Canteen
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Thank you Mr. Tonkin for tonight's thread.
God please continue to bless our troops and our allies.
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:39:04 PM PST
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MeekMom
(Praise Jesus! We have so much to be thankful for!)
To: All
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03/18/2006 5:39:11 PM PST
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Paul_Denton
(The U.N. Building. What a joke! They turned it into low rent housing. It's a dump.)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
March 19, 2006
Unity In The Faith
[God] has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth. Acts 17:26
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Aristides, a second-century apologist for the Christian faith, wrote this to the Roman emperor Hadrian about believers in his day:
"They love one another. They never fail to help widows; they save orphans from those who would hurt them. If they have something, they give freely to the man who has nothing; if they see a stranger, they take him home, and are happy, as though he were a real brother. They don't consider themselves brothers in the usual sense, but brothers instead through the Spirit, in God."
As human beings, we all belong to the same family. Even though we are divided by all sorts of barriers and differences, "under the skin" we're all the same (Acts 17:26).
As believers in Jesus Christ, then, whatever our differencesdenominations, preferences, worship styleswe are one spiritual body that acknowledges the same heavenly Father (Ephesians 4:4-6). The example of our spiritual forebears can be an instructive challenge to us as disciples of Jesus in the 21st century.
Let's do all we can to demonstrate our unity in Christ. Unity in our diversity is the most effective witness to this sin-fractured world. Vernon Grounds
Join hands, then, brothers of the faith,
Whatever your race may be;
Who serves my Father as a son
Is surely kin to me. Oxenham
Unity among Christians comes from their union with Christ.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Church We Need
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03/18/2006 5:44:27 PM PST
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The Mayor
( Check out my site http://howifixthings.com)
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03/18/2006 5:45:08 PM PST
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AZamericonnie
(~www.ProudPatriots.org~Operation Easter/Passover~Serving those who serve us!~)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
I'm on my way for breakfast, now! Thanks men in the Military and the Canteen.
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03/18/2006 5:46:35 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Amen.
And..
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!
We appreciate and laude your service!
~Moshi-chan
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03/18/2006 5:46:40 PM PST
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Moshikashitara
(GOD BLESS THE USA! ~Proud to be an American 24/7/365!~ Support our Troops!)
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Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:47:46 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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03/18/2006 5:48:32 PM PST
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Paul_Denton
(The U.N. Building. What a joke! They turned it into low rent housing. It's a dump.)
To: Alouette; USAF_TSgt; American Preservative; Yehuda; yonif; Nix 2; knighthawk; SJackson; Israeli; ...
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He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
G-d bless and keep safe both of your sons, Alouette.
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:48:33 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:48:49 PM PST
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Paul_Denton
(The U.N. Building. What a joke! They turned it into low rent housing. It's a dump.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
As someone who has never served his country,my deepest and humble thanks to you and to all who have or are currently defending this great nation.
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:49:26 PM PST
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carlr
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
God bless and thanks to the troops who protect this great nation!
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03/18/2006 5:51:26 PM PST
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Paul_Denton
(The U.N. Building. What a joke! They turned it into low rent housing. It's a dump.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~~~~~~~~~ MATT!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~ MAY IT ALL BE GOOD!!!
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:51:40 PM PST
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luvie
(In... military families, I have seen the character of a great nation: decent, idealistic, strong.GWB)
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Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
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posted on
03/18/2006 5:52:01 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
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