FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS ~ 14 July 2024

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[Kathy in Alaska]

PRAYING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!

 

 

 

CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS

"Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend,
but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success."
-Oscar Wilde

It is natural and understandable to feel pangs of envy when we see someone else get promoted while we may have not been; or to see someone else get a NAM and we were not recognized for our hard work. It is human.

Life is full of many disappointments large and small, and it is tough to accept that others may enjoy greater fortune when we are equally deserving. How can we deal with such feelings of envy? First, it is essential to recognize that envy is an emotion that can be good or bad. "Good" envy can motivate us to keep on trying, never to give up the fight. "Bad" envy can lead a person to do harmful things to themselves or to others. It can eat away at one's inner well-being and leave a person an emotional, bitter wreck. Envy created the first murderer, Cain, who killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy.

Second, we each need to consider the blessings we enjoy, not to dwell on the things we don't have. When I was aboard the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT in an ethics class, we'd take a large overhead chart with a clean sheet of paper and make a dot in the center of the page with magic marker. Then we'd ask the students what they saw. They'd all say, a dot, of course. Then we'd tell them: here is this big paper, and you say all you see is the tiny dot?!!?! We must look at everything we have, not just the one or two things we feel are missing from our lives.

Yes, it is hard to feel happy when others "succeed" where we have "failed", but we must never give up, nor allow ourselves to become bitter. Consider the example of my friend, a fellow Chaplain, who applied for commission as a Naval officer three times and was rejected each time. On his fourth try he was accepted and is now a distinguished member of the Chaplain Corps. Remember, when you feel at the end of your rope, make a knot and hang on!

 

[Jet Jaguar]

What a day! Hi Ma!

[lightman]

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

A blessed Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Western)/Third Sunday after Pentecost & Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon (Orthodox) to all!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JJ...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. What a day for sure.

Hope you and yours are doing well.

Praying for President Trump, and for the attendees and their families.

[Jet Jaguar]

Hugz back. Same here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS, 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!

[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]

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.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

And a blessed Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Western)/Third Sunday after Pentecost & Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon (Orthodox).

[luvie]

Dallas Christian Sound~My God And I

Aron Wright~Surrender

Festival Choir~When Morning Gilds The Skies

Glen Campbell~The Savior I Sing Of Today

Jim Brickman~How Great Thou Art

Life Church Worship~I Give It All

M Souders~We Gather Together

God Bless You All....
PRAY FOR AMERICA TONIGHT

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[The Mayor]

July 14

Better Together in Christ

Bible in a Year :

• Psalms 10-12
• Acts 19:1-20

Harmony is as refreshing as the dew.

Psalm 133:3 nlt

Dr. Tiffany Gholson had seen crime impact her small American city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, in many ways. By 2023, however, the town recorded a 31 percent drop in homicides and a 37 percent drop in crime overall. What happened? A partnership. Working together, the city’s Public Safety Enforcement Group—including the state and city police, the city school district, and a faith organization—combined efforts to turn the tide for all citizens.

“We say it’s a marriage,” Dr. Gholson stated, with all members of the city partnership joining in to help citizens. The school district’s Wraparound Wellness Center, which she leads, involves school social workers, nurses, and staff to support kids impacted by crime or accidents. Other agencies share their strengths. Police commit to talk more with people on the street—and listen.

The psalmist David wrote, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). “Harmony,” David added, “is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon” (v. 3 nlt). David was referring to people who share a unifying faith in God. Rather than divided by doctrines or politics, we are one. The concept may feel elusive, yet it blesses all. It’s a beautiful goal for believers to show concern for one another—especially in our cities desperately in need of the love of Jesus.

Reflect & Pray

Where do you see a lack of unity? How might God be prompting you to promote unity by living out your faith?

Father, please help me by the power of Your Spirit to work for unity in my community.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Extra prayers for Israel...

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.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

We are finally getting real rain...6/10s so far and it has started againl

And all the really dry spots I was going to have to water are getting a good soaking. I hope it rains all night and then quits in time for the festivities at LH.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. Lots of prayers going up today for President Trump.

Thanks for the hymns...I dearly love Jim Brickman’s How Great Thou Art.

[left that other site]

Prayers up fot President Trump, his family, and supporters.

[luvie]

It’s one of my favorites, too!

You’re welcome Kathy. Thank YOU and I hope you have a blessed Sunday, too! (((hugs))) And I hope you’re getting some rest!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

You’ve gotten some great rain today and it’s still coming down. I’m happy for y’all because you really need it. I’m jealous too. LOL It looks like it’ll rain for a while yet but be out by morning, as long as nothing else comes in behind it. I hope it works out that way. They spent a good part of today setting up tables and tents outside the Aviation Museum for tomorrow’s event. If the weather cooperates, it’ll be a fun time for all - - those who are there in person and those of us who watch from afar.

It was nasty-hot and humid here today. The next four days will be a little worse. They’re now saying next Thursday, on will be in the 80s! That will be MOST welcome!!