FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ LIVING PRAYER ~ 03 May 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

LIVING PRAYER

Brother Lawrence was a monk who lived almost 300 years ago and worked in the galley of his monastery. He wrote a book, The Practice of the Presence of God, which today is considered a classic in the area of Christian devotion. Brother Lawrence spent much of his time in the monastery scullery scrubbing pots and pans. He also had a collateral duty as the monastery cobbler. In these jobs, he said, he learned to glorify God in simple tasks and to pray with his hands.

By bringing to each small job the best of his ability, he developed the practice of living prayer. Whether he was bustling around the galley, repairing shoes or kneeling in prayer, he learned to grow spiritually as well as mentally and to cultivate a never-ending, ever-deepening sense of God's presence.

Each day you do hundreds of small tasks. Perhaps you feel at times unrecognized or unnoticed, or that your job is insignificant in the great scope of things. The fact is it doesn't matter what you do or what position you hold. What really matters is the spirit in which you work, and how you approach your work.

Brother Lawrence teaches us an important and very wise lesson: Even the simplest tasks, when done to the best of your ability, are important in God's eyes. Whenever you bring to any job the best of yourself, your fullest mind, an honest heart, and a striving for excellence, then your work, no matter what you do, becomes like a living prayer to God.

CAPT Jane F. Vieira, CHC, USN

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

REMINDER: Sunday, May 10th, is Mother's Day

NEXT SUNDAY!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Evening, Kathy!

***HUGS***



A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonight’s Sunday Chapel thread.

[SandRat]

MRSSR Comes HOME.

[PROCON]

Hiya Kathy and Happy Lord’s Day!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ LIVING PRAYER

Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"

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!

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy (((HUGS))) In Atlanta until Wednesday ....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah for you and MrsSR...together again.

[Excellence]

I highly recommend that book, The Practice of the Presence of God. It’s a slim volume, and can be read in a couple of hours. It’s way more amazing than this article lets on.

[SandRat]

Have the STUFFED ZEUS Toy ready to give her Dogie Hugs,

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good eveing, Mac...*HUGS*...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to the MacNessa family.

How’s the bathroom coming? Did you finish? Wainscotting up?

[mylife]

Come on sinners let's go down...~Down in the valley to pray

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks, Kathy! The bathroom is finished. We'll start on the wainscoting next weekend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Did you get good rest today, both for you and your shoulder?

[Excellence]

http://thepracticeofthepresenceofgod.com/onlinetext/

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...thanks, and a Happy Lord’s Day to you and yours. ((HUGS))

Did you have a nice Saturday?

[The Mayor]

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One Who Serves

May 3, 2015

Yet I am among you as the One who serves. —Luke 22:27

“I’m nobody’s servant!” I cried out. That morning the demands of my family seemed too much as I frantically helped to find my husband’s blue tie, while feeding the crying baby and recovering the lost toy from under the bed for our 2-year-old.

Later on that day, as I was reading the Bible, I came across this verse: “For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves” (Luke 22:27).

Jesus didn’t have to wash His disciples’ feet, yet He did (John 13:5). There were servants who did that job, but Jesus chose to serve them. Today’s society insists that we should aim to “be somebody.” We want the best-paying job, the highest position in the company, the top leadership in church. Yet whatever position we are in, we can learn from our Savior to serve.

We hold different roles as parents, children, friends, workers, leaders, or students. The question is this: Do we carry out those roles with an attitude of service? Even though my everyday routine is sometimes tiring, I’m thankful the Master will help me because I do want to follow His steps and willingly serve others.

May God help us to do this each day.

Dear Lord, I know that You did not come to be served, but to serve. Sometimes I fail to think of others, but I want to be like You. Please give me a heart like Yours.

We need a servant’s attitude to be like Jesus.

INSIGHT: Verse 24 says that the disciples argued about who was the greatest. This was an ongoing dispute because on two earlier occasions they had displayed their desire to be first. They fought while returning to Capernaum (Matt. 18:1-5; Mark 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48) and again on one of their trips into Jerusalem (Matt. 20:17-28; Mark 10:32-45). Now here, just hours before Jesus was crucified, while the disciples were observing one of their most sacred feasts, the Passover meal, they quarreled over who was the greatest (Luke 22:14-24). Rebuking them, Jesus said that true greatness is determined not by hierarchical authority (v. 25) but by service and humility (v. 26).

[SandRat]

Lots of rest

[mylife]

Words of wisdom Russ,
We serve less we become isolated, but beyond that the Lord has shown us the way.

[mylife]

Lewis Grizzard~On The Road

Gnight Gang

[Kathy in Alaska]

Well hello there, traveler...((HUGS))...what did you visit today?

Happy Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.