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May 2, 2006

Naomi

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The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a close relative.” —Ruth 4:14

A wise person once told me, “Never be quick to judge whether something is a blessing or a curse.” The story of Naomi reminds me of this.

The name Naomi means “my delight.” But when bad things happened to her, Naomi wanted to change her name to match her circumstances. After her husband and sons died, Naomi concluded, “The hand of the Lord has gone out against me!” (Ruth 1:13). When people greeted her, she said, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me” (v.20).

Rather than judge her circumstances in light of her identity as a follower of the one true God who had proclaimed unfailing love for His people, Naomi did what most of us tend to do: She judged God in light of her circumstances. And she judged wrongly. The hand of the Lord had not gone out against her. In fact, Naomi had a God-given treasure she had not yet discovered. Although Naomi lost her husband and two sons, she was given something totally unexpected—a devoted daughter-in-law and a grandchild who would be in the lineage of the Messiah.

As Naomi’s life shows us, sometimes the worst thing that happens to us can open the door for the best that God has to give us. —Julie Ackerman Link

Loving Father, help me not to judge Your love for me
on the basis of whether today brings good news
or bad. Help me remember that You desire to use
my circumstances to make me more like Jesus. Amen.

God’s purpose for today’s events may not be seen till tomorrow.

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Army Sgt. Michael Row, 21, of Aurora, Colo., looks at inscriptions scrawled by soldiers on a wall of a U.S. observation post in Ramadi, Iraq, Sunday, April 30, 2006.

 

A certain Senator (who will remain unnamed because we don't do politics here in the Canteen) who also recently ran for president and lost has recently complained that American Troops have been defiling the walls of local Latrines in Iraq and he is outraged at the administration, and insists that the Sec defense should resign.  Oh, and Democrats should throw poop at the president.

 

 

U.S. Navy Corpsman Paul Jardine, of Fair Haven, Vermont, climbs through a hole in a wall during a patrol in Fallujah, the site of the largest U.S. battle in Iraq, 65 kilometers (40 miles), west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 1, 2006.

 

The new Iraq version of E-Bay is a bit primitive when it comes to finding good stuff, but the prices are great.

 

 

 

Airman John Lujan of Marfa, Texas, takes time out of his day for fitness to ensure he is ready for the upcoming semi-annual physical fitness assessment (PFA) aboard the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), on Saturday somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Am I the only one confused that an Airman, is on a Navy vessel, In not On the ocean?

 

 

 

The crew of Gun 5, Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fires 100-pound rounds from their M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a firing mission in Niland, Calif., on April 18.

 

Anybody in the way gets a five cent ...Howitzer BOOM!

 

 

 

The crew of Gun 5, Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, moves the muzzle end of a 10,500-pound M777 Lightweight Howitzer to a different azimuth of fire during weapons tactics instruction in Niland, Calif., on April 19.

 

Hey Sarge, my recruiter told me that the today's Army was high tech, and he said nothing about my having to calculate azimuths without a forklift.

 

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