Posted on 07/29/2023 5:01:17 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Happy Sunday.
Stay Cool.
(((HUGS)))
Thanks Ma!
Howdy, Kathy.
Obviously no sun time on the deck for you today. Much-needed rain, and it’s coming down at a pretty good clip at Lake Hood at the moment. I hope it’s doing the same at your house.
Good evening, radu, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Any let up of the heat?
It’s been raining here, gently, since last evening, and I have just over a half inch now. HURRAH!!!
Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.
A blessed Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Westerrn)/Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Orthodox) to all!
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.
Were you and Blue able to get out today?
It’s been raining here all night and all day. I didn’t have to water the lawns, and we really have been needing it.
Good evening, JJ..((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Are you surviving the heat?
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Did you drive the parachute plane today? How many jumpers are there usually?
Bible in a Year:
Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.
TV crews who periodically board the ship, point their cameras on its amazing medical staff, who fix cleft palates and reset club feet. Sometimes they go below deck to interview other crew members, but the work Mick does typically goes unnoticed.
Mick, an engineer, admits being surprised about where he’d been assigned to work—in the ship’s sewage plant. With up to forty thousand liters of waste produced each day, managing this toxic material is serious business. Without Mick tending its pipes and pumps, Africa Mercy’s life-giving operations would stop.
It’s easy to applaud those on the “top deck” of Christian ministry while overlooking those in the galleys below. When the Corinthians elevated those with extraordinary gifts above others, Paul reminded them that every believer has a role in Christ’s work (1 Corinthians 12:7–20), and every gift is important, whether it’s miraculous healing or helping others (vv. 27–31). In fact, the less prominent the role, the greater honor it deserves (vv. 22–24).
Are you a “lower deck” person? Then lift your head high. Your work is honored by God and indispensable to us all.
Reflect & Pray
What happens when you compare your gifts with others? Which “lower deck” person can you affirm the efforts of today?
I’m important to You, God. Thank You for noticing me whether others do or not.
Are you surviving the heat?
Just barely. ((HUGZ)) back.
Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
Helped my sis out with a beach Hig. She was supposed to be outdoors, but I did not like the look of the sky. So we began to set up indoors, and suddenly the heavens opened with a MONSOON.
Our decision was a wise one.
Beach GIG.
Not “Hig” LOL.
The letters have all worn off my keyboard.
Good evening, lightman, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
And a blessed Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Western)/Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Orthodox).
Hope your summer weather is playing nice.
We are getting rain..a little over a half inch so far. All soaking in nicely.
GOOD CALL!!
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