FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 12 August 2021

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[The Mayor]

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August 12

Listening Matters

Bible in a Year:

• Psalms 84–86
• Romans 12

I will listen to what God the Lord says.

Psalm 85:8 <“Come at once. We have struck a berg.” Those were the first words Harold Cottam, the wireless operator on the RMS Carpathia, received from the sinking RMS Titanic at 12:25 a.m. on April 15, 1912. The Carpathia would be the first ship to the disaster scene, saving 706 lives.

In the US Senate hearings days later, the Carpathia’s captain Arthur Rostron testified, “The whole thing was absolutely providential. . . . The wireless operator was in his cabin at the time, not on official business at all, but just simply listening as he was undressing. . . . In ten minutes maybe he would have been in bed, and we would not have heard the message.” 

Listening matters—especially listening to God. The writers of Psalm 85, the sons of Korah, urged attentive obedience when they wrote, “I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—but let them not turn to folly. Surely his salvation is near those who fear him” (vv. 8–9). Their admonition is especially poignant because their ancestor Korah had rebelled against God and had perished in the wilderness (Numbers 16:1–35).

The night the Titanic sank, another ship was much closer, but its wireless operator had gone to bed. Had he heard the distress signal, perhaps more lives would have been saved. When we listen to God by obeying His teaching, He’ll help us navigate even life’s most troubled waters.

Reflect & Pray

In what ways will you stay attentive to God and the Scriptures today? How can doing so help you to help others?

Father, help me to stay close to You in my thoughts, words, and actions. Please use me as Your servant to bring Your hope to others.

[lightman]

Happy hump day!

Honor those serving
Thanks those who served.
NEVER forget the fallen!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hump day is finally over! Hurrah for us!

Hope your week is going as planned.

[Biggirl]

Hi!

[left that other site]

Hi everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[Humane1]

👏

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Biggirl...hump day is behind us. Man, am I glad. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...and a happy hump day to you as well.

We must ALWAYS honor them!

[luvie]

Remember them every day!
God bless our troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...are you and Blue enjoying good weather?

We are getting some more rain...I’m loving it. A little over 2” in the last few days. And enough that I don’t have to water the lawn.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey there, Pro...it is up to us to help remember and honor our troops.

Are you rid of your smoke you?

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, we're in triple digits for a few days now but no wildfire smoke yet as was forecasted.

Really looking forward to the cooler temps as we move into Fall.

All is well your way?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, Humane1...our troops at work and play.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi there, luvie...remembering always.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Did you get through Hump Day with sanity intact?

I see there was some more rain up there this afternoon. WOOHOO!

We had rain and thunderstorms all around us this evening but none would come here. *sigh*