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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
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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
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Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden had an interesting rule for his teams. Whenever a player scored, he was to acknowledge the person on the team who had assisted. When he was coaching high school, one of his players asked, “Coach, won’t that take up too much time?” Wooden replied, “I’m not asking you to run over there and give him a big hug. A nod will do.”
To achieve victory on the basketball court, Wooden saw the importance of teaching his players that they were a team—not “just a bunch of independent operators.” Each person contributed to the success of everyone else.
That reminds me of the way the body of Christ should work. According to 1 Corinthians 12:19-20, each of us is a separate part of one body. “If they were all one member, where would the body be? But . . . there are many members, yet one body.” Is the success of a pastor, a Bible study, or a church program based solely on one person’s accomplishments? How many people contribute to the smooth operation of a church, a Christian organization, a family?
Coach Wooden’s rule and 1 Corinthians 12 are both rooted in the principle of seeing our need for one another. Let’s use our gifts within the body of Christ to build up, strengthen, and help to carry out God’s purposes (vv.1-11).
Good Lord's Day and Shavua Tov to you!
Thanks and we miss this human opportunity and living story 80% of the Time
Lamh Foistenach Abu! 
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 your children safe, Alouette.
Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.
Thanks, unique.
Hi folks.
Some biker friends of mine just took me out to eat at my favorite Jazz Dive (Blue Jean Blues), and we were treated to some real serious traditional jazz (bebop) played by some very young musicians. It was wonderful. Their spontaneity and interaction was so joyous!
This was an early celebration of my birthday, since I will be working late on the real date.
(((HUGS)))
A Sunday of Blessings to you and yours!
This is the beginning of a new day.
God has given me this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good.
What I do today is important, because I’m
exchanging a day of my life for it.
When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone
forever, leaving in its place something I have traded for it.
I want it to be gain, not loss:
good, not evil;
success, not failure;
in order that I shall not regret the price
I paid for it; because the future is just a
whole string of todays.
- Lou Holtz
On another thread which was pinged to you, my post there included the excerpted message of Dr. Peter Marshall on the need for "Keepers of the Springs." How we need such a perceptive and cautionary word from a Chaplain to the U. S. Senate today! That thread is here.
