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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS? ~ 20 February 2022
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Posted on 02/19/2022 5:03:24 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS?
One of the greatest truths we can know in life is that God is always able and willing to forgive us for our shortcomings. All we have to do is ask for His forgiveness. And if God is willing, then we too, should forgive ourselves. Yet one of the greatest ironies concerning forgiveness is that the painful memories, the scars of our past, remain with us. We may wonder, "What's the sense in receiving forgiveness if the scars from the painful memory remain?" Maybe the question should be, "What goes through your mind when you are confronted with the scars of your forgiven past".
The answer to this question is found in Zephaniah 3:17, "The Lord your God is with you; His power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in His love He will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you". It is God's desire to rejoice over you with pride! A minister humorously explained it like this: A proud parent always carries a picture of his child in his wallet and when given the opportunity will happily show the picture to anyone. So it is with God. God loves us so much and is so proud of us that He too, in a sense, carries a picture of us in His wallet and will gladly show it for any angel to see. I know that it is a funny notion to think that God really carries a wallet, but the minister used this exaggeration to illustrate the fact that God has caring thoughts about us. Zephaniah takes us a step further and says that when God looks upon us, He is so overcome by joy that He sings over us, the same way a mother sings over her newborn baby. So, what goes through your mind when you are confronted by the scars of past mistakes for which you have already received God's forgiveness? Instead of becoming sad and condemning yourself, take it as an opportunity to rejoice in the fact that God has forgiven you. Allow the scars of life to remind you that God is indeed rejoicing over you and is willing to empower you to live a life of joy and forgiveness. Allow the scars of your forgiven past to remind you that you are now the "apple of God's eye." Allow the scars of your past to be a spring board for you to rejoice in what God wants to do with your life in the here and now. And if you will listen closely enough, you will hear Him joyfully sing over you. LT Patrick Sturm, CHC, USNR
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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Sunday,
February 20, 2022Leaning into God
Harriet Tubman couldn’t read or write. As an adolescent, she suffered a head injury at the hands of a cruel slave master. That injury caused her to have seizures and lapses of consciousness for the rest of her life. But once she escaped slavery, God used her to rescue as many as three hundred others.
Nicknamed “Moses” by those she freed, Harriet bravely made nineteen trips back to the pre-Civil War South to rescue others. She continued even when there was a price on her head and her life was in constant danger. A devoted believer in Jesus, she carried a hymnal and a Bible on every trip and had others read her verses, which she committed to memory and quoted often. “I prayed all the time,” she said, “about my work, everywhere; I was always talking to the Lord.” She also gave God credit for the smallest successes. Her life was a powerful expression of the apostle Paul’s instruction to the earliest Christians: “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18).
When we lean into God in the moment and live dependently in prayer, praising Him despite our difficulties, He gives us the strength to accomplish even the most challenging tasks. Our Savior is greater than anything we face, and He will lead us as we look to Him. — James Banks
How does spending time in God’s presence make you stronger? In what ways will you “lean into Him” today?
Loving and Almighty God, please help me to live every moment with You today and to receive the strength You alone can give.
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:09:21 PM PST
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The Mayor
(“Love the Lord your God,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39))
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope you’ve been able to rest. Our heat wave continues...mid 30s during the day. Driving is just like the beginning of break up. PUDDLES AND LAKES EVERYWHERE. Lots of windshield cleaner needed.
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:24:50 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: lightman; xzins; bethelgrad; LiteKeeper; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; ...
Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ WHY DO WE STILL HAVE SCARS, and Liberty
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!
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:26:57 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: All
Dear God: I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman, Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine feel alone or forgotten.
O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is loving kindness, And with Him is abundant redemption. And He will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.
Psalm 130:7 & 8
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:28:28 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:35:53 PM PST
by
left that other site
(A Man Without Self-Control is like a City Broken Into and Left Without Walls (Proverbs 25:28))
To: The Mayor; PROCON; mountainlion; mylife; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; 2111USMC; Jet Jaguar; Publius; ...
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:38:16 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: MoochPooch; left that other site; SkyDancer; TigerHawk; BTerclinger; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; ..

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
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posted on
02/19/2022 5:39:57 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: MoJo2001; The Mayor; PROCON; left that other site; mountainlion; lightman; LUV W; ConorMacNessa; ...

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
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posted on
02/19/2022 6:01:01 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.
We are still muddling through a heat wave, with puddles and lakes everywhere as the melt has nowhere to go.
Have you finally gotten rid of all your snow?
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posted on
02/19/2022 6:36:28 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; ...
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posted on
02/19/2022 6:50:16 PM PST
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luvie
(The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
To: MoochPooch; left that other site; SkyDancer; TigerHawk; BTerclinger; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; ..



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.
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:01:59 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.
A blessed Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Western)/Sunday of the Prodigal [son] (Orthodox) to all!
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:20:34 PM PST
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lightman
(I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
To: luvie
Good evening, luvie, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Thank you for the hymns.
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:21:39 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: unique1; USMCPOP; JFoxbear; Dad of Chris Mason; debm29palms

God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.
Thanks, unique.
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:22:14 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Mark17; Excellence; TADSLOS; Tax-chick; RightOnline; LUV W; GodBlessUSA; KC Burke; ...
Thanks, Military Families, for your service to our country.
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:23:33 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Jet Jaguar; txradioguy; Excellence; TADSLOS; JemiansTerror; Tax-chick; DocRock; CMS; ...
To our Military -Thank you for protecting us. Sleep well and safe.
May you be protected. May your families' hearts be at ease.
Thank you to our Allies.**********************************To those of our Military and Allies who gave their all,
- May your souls rest in peace. May your families be comforted.
May your/our country always remember.
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:26:11 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy! (((hugs))) A very blessed Sunday to you, too! Hope you are getting a chance to rest this weekend!
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posted on
02/19/2022 7:27:50 PM PST
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luvie
(The bravery & dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American🇺🇸)
To: Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; beachn4fun; laurenmarlowe; ...

Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!

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posted on
02/19/2022 7:43:59 PM PST
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: lightman
Good evening, lightman...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and you.
And a blessed Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany (Western)/Sunday of the Prodigal [son] (Orthodox).
Is your wood stove still resting? We are mid 30s and melting like crazy, but we know it won’t last. Where it has been above freezing 24 hours a day, now we are freezing at night.
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posted on
02/19/2022 8:27:05 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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