FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ REFLECTIONS ON GROWING OLD(ER) ~ 20 March 2022

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[lightman]

Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.

A blessed Third Sunday in Lent (Western)/Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas (Orthodox) to all!

[Scarlett156]

I like being old. I pay more attention to whatever I’m reading. For some reason, it’s easier to focus and concentrate. (If I can manage to stay awake.) I’m still in one piece so: Lucky. Maybe.

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Sunday,
March 20, 2022

Rising to Dance

Read: 1 Corinthians 15:35–44

The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable. 1 Corinthians 15:42

In a widely shared video, an elegant elderly woman sits in a wheelchair. Once a famed ballet dancer, Marta González Saldaña now suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. But something magical happens when Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is played to her. As the music builds, her frail hands slowly rise; and as the first trumpets blast, she starts performing from her chair. Though her mind and body are perishing, her talent is still there.

Reflecting on that video, my thoughts went to Paul’s teaching on resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15. Likening our bodies to a seed that is buried before it sprouts into a plant, he says that though our bodies may perish through age or illness, may be a source of dishonor, and may be wracked with weakness, the bodies of believers will be raised imperishable, full of glory and power (vv. 42–44). Just as there is an organic link between the seed and the plant, we will be “us” after our resurrection, our personalities and talents intact, but we will flourish like never before.

When the haunting melody of Swan Lake began to play, Marta at first looked downcast, perhaps mindful of what she once was and could no longer do. But then a man reached over and held her hand. And so it will be for us. Trumpets will blast (v. 52), a hand will reach out, and we’ll rise to dance like never before. — Sheridan Voysey

What do you look forward to being able to do after the resurrection? How can this give you hope for loved ones suffering the effects of age?

I praise You, Jesus, that nothing will be lost, but only regained, in the future.

Bible in a year: Joshua 4–6; Luke 1:1–20

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ REFLECTIONS ON GROWING OLD(ER), 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!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

A Blessed Lord's Day and Shavua Tov to you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[mountainlion]

Getting old is when what don’t hurt doesn’t work.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[Theophilous Meatyard III]

Life is precious. Death is nothing. Beyond that, anything is possible.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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.

[left that other site]

hi Everybody!

(((HUG)))

[systemjim]

When you are old, everything has either dried up or leaks!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

And a blessed Third Sunday in Lent (Western)/Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas (Orthodox).

[lightman]

We are having March meteorological madness.

5 1/4 inches of snow and arctic temperatures last Saturday.

74 degrees and a severe thunderstorm this Saturday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.

Thanks, unique.

[oldplayer]

Blessings to all those who gave their lives away fighting for us so we could grow old.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Scarlett, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Reading time is always enjoyable...and, yes, staying awake can be an issue. LOL!