Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.
O Lord, each of us has fears that betray; worries that capture and shake
out our joy. We find ourselves in limbo because we are neither here nor
there. We are in a time of transition, of getting ready. Change and
chance surround us. Help us, O Lord, to return to your presence. Cause
us to find the point and purpose of each day. All we ask is that you keep
us on our feet so that we might walk with you. Bless us this night and
grant us rest. Amen.
2 posted on
06/07/2008 5:04:38 PM PDT by
Brad’s Gramma
(Vote for my German Shepherds!!!! They're smarter than what's running!!)
To: Brad's Gramma
To: Brad's Gramma; Kathy in Alaska; All
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Almighty and Eternal God, . Protect our soldiers as they discharge their duties. Keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home safely to the people who love them and to the gratitude of the American people.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. ~~~ May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country
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Wishing The Canteen A Blessed Lord's Day
12 posted on
06/07/2008 5:16:20 PM PDT by
MEG33
(God Bless Our Military)
To: Brad's Gramma
Good evening, BG.
Good evening, all.
14 posted on
06/07/2008 5:19:16 PM PDT by
Tanniker Smith
(Teachers open the door. It's up to you to enter.)
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you.”
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Mary Stevenson, 1936
17 posted on
06/07/2008 5:24:28 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Brad's Gramma
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
June 8, 2008
Air Wars
A man of understanding is of a calm spirit. —Proverbs 17:27
A spectacular air battle raged outside our window. Skilled, speedy flyers swarmed through the air, diving down from above, zooming in from left and right, climbing from underneath to knock the others out of the fight. The air was alive with sound as they attacked, eluded, hovered, and struck out at one another.
“Scrappy little things, aren’t they?” my wife, Shirley, observed. Six hummingbirds filled the air with darting motion, hovering and whirring as they fought for the three positions on our red hummingbird feeder. “Why can’t they just be patient?” she wondered.
Like so many disputes and quarrels that plague the church, these battles were totally unnecessary. The feeder held plenty of nectared water. We refilled it every day. Yet, for hours at a time, no hummers came near it—until they all wanted it. They seemed to prefer a good scrap.
Quarrels among believers in Jesus Christ bring dishonor to Him. They create wounds in our brothers and sisters, leaving scars. “It is honorable for a man to stop striving, since any fool can start a quarrel,” says Proverbs 20:3. And “He who has knowledge spares his words” (17:27).
How much better it is when we speak gentle words of peace, not angry words of strife!
Like bullets flying through the air,
Our words can shatter peace;
The Spirit helps control the tongue,
And then the quarrels cease. —Egner
Two cannot quarrel when one will not.
Bible in One Year:
Psalms 66–68
18 posted on
06/07/2008 5:25:25 PM PDT by
The Mayor
( In GodÂ’s works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...
Eye to Eye
U.S. Army Sgt. Vincent Ruiz talks with an Iraqi child outside a school where Iraqi men are signing up for a "Sons of Iraq" neighborhood watch program in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, May 30, 2008. Ruiz is assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young.
27 posted on
06/07/2008 5:32:50 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Brad's Gramma; yefragetuwrabrumuy
“I am standing on the sea shore,
A ship sails in the morning breeze and starts for the ocean.
She is an object of beauty and I stand watching her
Till at last she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says:
“She is gone.”
Gone! Where?
“Gone from my sight... that is all.
She is just as large in the masts, hull and spars as she was when I saw her.”
And just as able to bear her load of living freight to its destination.
The diminished size and total loss of sight is in me,
not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says....”She is gone”.
There are others who are watching her coming, and other voices take up a glad shout ....”There she comes”.
An horizon and just the limit of our sight.
Lift us up, Oh Lord, that we may see further. “
Bishop Brent
1862 – 1926
39 posted on
06/07/2008 6:29:01 PM PDT by
LucyT
(What happens in Denver won't stay in Denver... August 25 - 28, 2008)
To: Brad's Gramma; All
Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.* * * * * * * * * * * *
Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up.
45 posted on
06/07/2008 8:25:30 PM PDT by
HopeandGlory
(Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
To: All
52 posted on
06/08/2008 1:28:11 AM PDT by
Cindy
To: Brad's Gramma; mylife; LUV W; NYTexan; HiJinx; BIGLOOK; tongue-tied; Old Sarge; AZamericonnie; ...
A Blessed and peaceful Lords Day to my Canteen family, and to our Troops!76 posted on
06/08/2008 9:10:10 AM PDT by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
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