FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel Thread ~ THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION ~ January 18, 2009

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

 

THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION

During my second month of night school, our professor gave a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Obviously this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper leaving the last question blank.

Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count on our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your lives, in your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her first name was Dorothy.

 

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Sunday morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...it’s been 34 since afternoon. The ice is so bad on our cul-de-sac that a sander came thru and sanded clear down here at the end.

How was your breakfast??????

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day, E...((HUGS))...how did your teams do?

[E.G.C.]

Wel, OU and Tulsa won their games while OSU lost.

Fire Weather Watch for Western Oklahoma today.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
God Bless You and Keep You Safe.

Wait A Little Longer

Lord, Build Me A Cabin In Glory

[Pusterfuss]

How was your breakfast??????

Great! Mail to follow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[zorro8987]

thank you. i like this post!!

[blackie]

Thanks Kathy!

{{HUGS}}

[philly-d-kidder]

Coat.. hahaha

[philly-d-kidder]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2009/01/20090115-1.html

Happy Sanctity of Life day!!! Last one for 4 years!!!!!!!!!!

[mylife]

Allegra reflects on 5 years in Iraq

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!

---

Amazing Grace

by John Newton

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, .
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!

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Dear God, who suffered
torment, agony and death upon the Cross
to free our souls from the chains of iniquity;
protect and defend our troops.
Guide them in the performance of
their Duties.
Strengthen them to endure hardship,
danger, and deprivation in
Your service.
Let their efforts free the people
of Iraq from the chains of terror
and slavery, foster a lasting peace
in the region, and bring all to a
greater share in Your mercy.
Amen.

[ConorMacNessa]

The Corpsman’s Prayer

Lord, As I embark upon this path that you,
in your infinite wisdom, have set before me, I pray
that you will guide my hand, my heart and my mind.
Keep me faithful to my oath, always aware of the
seriousness of my duties, and above all the sacredness
of life. Let me not be a glory seeker, but rather a servant,
as You the Great Physician to whom all Glory belongs, served
even us. Help me face the trials before me, death of those I
come to love, and personal disappointments without losing heart
or faith. May I place first the welfare of those entrusted to my
care, and self last. Above all Lord, protect me from my pride, for
there is nothing I can do through what skill I may possess that is
not in your will that it be done.
Amen

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Tad Robinson~No More Night

Dallas Christian Sound~Ancient Words

Gaithers~Jesus, The Way-Maker

Statler Brothers~Sweet Beulah Land

McCoy Family Singers~Good To Me.wma

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!

[SandRat]

Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.

[ConorMacNessa]

It bears posting here, IMHO:

National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2009
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of
America

All human life is a gift from our Creator that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection. On
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our country recognizes that each person, including
every person waiting to be born, has a special place and purpose in this world. We also
underscore our dedication to heeding this message of conscience by speaking up for the
weak and voiceless among us.

The most basic duty of government is to protect the life of the innocent. My Administration has
been committed to building a culture of life by vigorously promoting adoption and parental
notification laws, opposing Federal funding for abortions overseas, encouraging teen
abstinence, and funding crisis pregnancy programs. In 2002, I was honored to sign into law the
Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which extends legal protection to children who survive
an abortion attempt. I signed legislation in 2003 to ban the cruel practice of partial-birth
abortion, and that law represents our commitment to building a culture of life in America.
Also, I was proud to sign the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, which allows
authorities to charge a person who causes death or injury to a child in the womb with a
separate offense in addition to any charges relating to the mother.

America is a caring Nation, and our values should guide us as we harness the gifts of science. In
our zeal for new treatments and cures, we must never abandon our fundamental morals. We
can achieve the great breakthroughs we all seek with reverence for the gift of life.

The sanctity of life is written in the hearts of all men and women. On this day and throughout the
year, we aspire to build a society in which every child is welcome in life and protected in
law. We also encourage more of our fellow Americans to join our just and noble cause.
History tells us that with a cause rooted in our deepest principles and appealing to the best
instincts of our citizens, we will prevail.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do
hereby proclaim January 18, 2009, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all
Americans to recognize this day with appropriate ceremonies and to underscore our
commitment to respecting and protecting the life and dignity of every human being.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of January, in the year
of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and thirty-third.

GEORGE W. BUSH



Lamh Foistenach Abu!