Freeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel Thread ~ ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ~ May 16, 2010

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[Brad’s Gramma]

 

 

 

 

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

Good morning this rainy Monday! 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 Rte. 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: Praise 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

 

[Brad’s Gramma]

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Onward Christian Soldiers

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.



O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

Onward Christian Soldiers

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.



O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[Brad’s Gramma]

< insert CUTE kitty picture here >

Oh HAI!!!! Oh HAI!!!! Oh HAI!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

:)

[SandRat]

In all things be thankful.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yep! Thanks, SandRat....have a Blessed Lord’s Day!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel, ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE, and Liberty

Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.

           


Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Gramma! Thanks for the Sunday Chapel! A Blessed Lord's Day to you!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Brad’s Gramma]

And to you, Conor!!

[HiJinx]

In!!

[AZamericonnie]

LeAnn Rimes~Amazing Grace

[HiJinx]

Hey, Grammie, I have a neat article for you that I’m going to post in a minute - I’d like you to ping the prayer warriors to it but not for the usual reason.

This one is a huge praise!

[Brad’s Gramma]

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jinx! ;)

A blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks, Connie!!! Blessed Lord’s Day!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Youbetcha!

[left that other site]

A Blessed LORD'S Day to you All!
Love,
ML/LTOS

[Brad’s Gramma]

Have a Blessed Lord’s Day, LTOS!!!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for chapel Grammie & a blessed Lord’s day to you & yours! *hugs*

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

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

[HiJinx]

Cute LOL!!!
Okay, no article to post. It’s premium content from my local paper and posting is not allowed.

So, the prayer of praise request follows:

Our Pastor’s wife, Nancy, needed a transplant that the insurance wouldn’t pay for. To them, it’s considered experimental. What they’re doing is transplanting islet cells from the pancreas into the liver, and removing the pancreas. She suffers from pancreatitis.

The hospital (University Medical Center) in Tucson and the doctors agreed to do the surgery if she could raise $150,000 cash! Well, the church members started praying, they went into a fund-raising frenzy, and the family contacted NTAF, the National Transplant Assistance Fund, for help. E-mails went out to other churches and family members all across the country. In about 4 weeks we raised $40,000.

Then, about a week and a half ago, Nancy received a letter from someone she did not know. The donor instructed her to schedule the surgery; they would cover the balance of the cost. Nancy told herself it couldn’t be, and she ignored the letter.

Then, she received another letter from another donor about 4 days later. At this point, she said “Okay, God, I’m listening now!” She scheduled the surgery after going through 8 different people at the hospital - nobody knew how to handle a cash-paying patient!

Then, just four days later, a third letter arrived! This was from a charitable organization, with the same offer as the first two.

Now, both the surgery and the post-op recovery are fully paid.

Is our God good, or what?