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USO Canteen FReeper Style Pray for the Troops and President Bush .... October 27,2002
FRiends of the USO Canteen FReeper Style ~Coteblanche ~Grantswank~Snow Bunny~

Posted on 10/27/2002 12:40:25 AM PDT by Snow Bunny

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Although we are always aware
that the Canteen is operating
in Cyberspace, we want the troops
and anyone who is on the receiving end
of prayers at the Canteen,
to know that these prayers are very real.

I hope the troops and Canteeners
alike, will view this Canteen Chapel,
as a place where you might go in times of
trouble or times of joy to be with your God.

"Come unto me all ye who are weary and
burdened,and I shall give you rest." (Matt: 11:28).

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George W. Bush: A President of Faith

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A Man of Prayer

A reporter on CNN was asked

"What did George W. Bush do
on his first morning as president-elect?"

This was Tony Clark's answer:

"He attended a prayer service with family,
friends and staff members."

George W Bush's priorities were established
on the first day of his Presidency.

The President Takes His Faith to Work

President George W. Bush looks over to Thomas Martello, 6,
during the signing ceremony of the Victims of Terrorism
Tax Relief Act in the East Room Jan. 23.
"We're joined today by families who have lost loved ones
in the great acts of evil," said the President.
"As you draw on faith and personal strength to cope with your grief,
I hope you'll also find comfort in the knowledge that
your nation stands with you and prays for you.
We mourn those whom we've lost, and we face the future together."

The President Lives his Faith

President Bush says he prays every day
in all kinds of situations,
and has been seen to quietly bow his head and pray
before news conferences and important meetings.
"I pray for guidance. I do not pray for earthly things
but for heavenly things, for wisdom
and patience and understanding."

"For strength and support, Bush turns to
the same things that have sustained
him for two decades: his faith and his family . . .
Bush prays and reads the Bible every day.
These days, aides say, they often spot
a Bible on his desk in the Oval Office.
In conversation or meetings, he often refers to
passages of Scripture that he has just read."

"There are prayers that help us last
through the day, or endure the night.
There are prayers of friends and strangers
that give us strength for the journey.
And there are prayers that yield
our will to a will greater than our own."

George W. Bush September 14, 2001
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance.

Listen to President George W Bush
in an Inspiring Song by Russ Lee

Don't miss this.

I'm Going To Live What I Believe

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Music for a Sunday

How Great Thou Art (Elvis Presley) ......A Mighty Fortress

Amazing Grace (Statler Brothers).....Praise Adonai (Steve Israel)

The Lord's Prayer.....Ave Maria

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Hymns of the Military

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Army Hymn: "God of Our Fathers"

Navy Hymn: "Eternal Father Strong to Save"

Air Force Hymn: "Lord Guard and Guide the Men Who Fly"

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We, at the Canteen, offer these prayers to those serving their country today. God Bless you all.

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Psalm 59:1,16&17
(Patti Vaillant)

"Deliver me from mine enemies,O my God: Defend me from them that rise up against me. But I will sing of thy power;yes I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning; for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy."

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Our Prayer
(Celine Dion/Andrea Bocelli)


I pray you'll be our eyes, 
And watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise 
In times when we don't know.


Let this be our prayer, 
When we lose our way.
Lead us to a place, 
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe. 


I pray we'll find your light,
And hold it in our hearts
When stars go out each night,
Remind us where you are.. 


Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace 
Give us faith so we'll be safe.


We ask that life be kind
And watch us from above.
We hope each soul will find
Another soul to love.


Let this be our prayer,
Just like every child,
Needs to find a place, 
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.

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The Chaplain's Corner

J. Grant Swank, Jr.,
Pastor, New Hope Church

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KEEP YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH

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Frog and I peered eye to eye. Riveted. Don’t tell me those instinct-driven creatures don’t know what’s going on. They’re just like my three kids when they were little. They’d stare me right in the eye as if I were invisible—and they too were nowhere to be seen. Oh well, since I don’t grab hold of evolution, I leave other brains to figure out the connection on that one.

Anyhow, Frog spied me out and vice versa. Then as I leaned over to throw a small stick into the water, Frog hopped into oblivion. Splash. I yelled to the others, "I just saw a frog!" Dumb. As if we had never come upon a frog before. Why do we adults do that?

Autumn had come upon us. So it was time to praise the good Lord for His turn in season. With that, some of us Lakes Region believers took to the trail—Cascade Falls Trail to be specific.

It was a lazy Saturday afternoon for browsing the bushes and taking in those exceptionally spiked trees. Their heads reached far, far, faaarrr up there. A well-worn path spoke of fellow travelers who had enjoyed those same enticing environs.

Anna looked back at us, then put her hands into the air as if to conduct the choir. We got the message. It was time to sing a chorus or two. So we enthusiastically began: "I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, I will sing. I will sing. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, of the mercies of the Lord."

Now some may call that a ditty. We called it "singing for fun in thanks to God for a day off from work—and hearts in tune with heaven."

Before long we came upon the falls and picnic area. Then there was the Cascade Brook with its mossy rocks and impressive descending waterway.

"Look at all this slate," someone pointed as we took in the gray bits and pieces strewn about our feet. "Reminds me of Monson," another responded, recalling the slate slabs characteristic of those north-of-us parts.

"Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust and not be afraid For the Lord my God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation."

The singing continued—gladly so.

"There used to be a lion’s cage here," a seasoned pathfinder pointed out. "Many years ago walkers came upon a lion in that iron frame."

"I remember when they used to put bears in cages alongside the road," another reminisced. "As children we used to linger about them, mesmerized especially by the pandas."

"That could never happen today. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals would shut down those tiny confines."

Of course, all that was true. Yet on our trail the remains of a metal housing broken into pieces due to the ravages of time stared back at us from beneath the trees.

"God is so good to us," I thought. "Here we are with true friends, outdoors’ splendor and a few bare logs for relaxing alongside the falls. We are truly wealthy folk."

It doesn’t take much to make a soul happy when you’re head is looking up and your heart is in the right place.

Servicewoman and serviceman: remember: keep your head held high and your heart in the heart of God. Also, know that all of us love you and are praying for you.

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Click on the banner above to listen to this beautiful song.

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Our Canteen Chaplain,Grant Swank,is pastor 
of the New Hope Church. He has pastored for 
40+ years, ministering in Calgary, Alberta;
Indianapolis; Kansas City; Manchester CT; 
Akron OH; Fishkill NY; Walpole MA and presently 
in Maine. 


Grant also finds ministry in writing for various 
Protestant and Catholic publications, including 
CHRISTIANITY TODAY, DECISION and THE PRIEST. 


Presently, Grant is providing columns for 
websites such as CHALCEDON, INTELLECTUAL.
CONSERVATIVE, 
MENSNEWSDAILY, MICHNEWS and WOUNDEDSHEPHERDS. 


He also writes a weekly column, "Lakes 
Religion," for the PORTLAND PRESS HERALD 
newspaper, Portland ME. 


He and his wife, Priscilla, have traveled 
extensively, including the Middle East, Europe 
and South America. The Swanks have three adult 
children: Crystal, Jay and 
Heidi Jo.

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To: grantswank
Thank you, Chaplain Swank, for the message this morning. It reminded me of one of my favorite tunes by the Sounds of Blackness called Optimistic ("You can win as long as you keep your head to the sky...") - and I thought about how we fall into the habit of looking all around us for answers when they're right there if we just "look up".

It's so kind of you to take the time to share with the troops and the rest of us here in the Canteen.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

61 posted on 10/27/2002 10:45:34 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: Mo1
Hi, Mo! Good to see you this morning. God bless you, too!


62 posted on 10/27/2002 10:47:46 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: SAMWolf
Oh my gosh Sam - those letters are making me cry!
63 posted on 10/27/2002 10:53:05 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: LindaSOG; MoJo2001
Good morning, sky diver! Is that ladder there so you can climb up to the straw, or dive in the cup? (I think I would dive in - LOL!)
65 posted on 10/27/2002 11:07:57 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: All
Click on the pic to learn more:


66 posted on 10/27/2002 11:19:41 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: Snow Bunny
Beautiful, Snow Bunny! Thanks for the spiritual uplift!
67 posted on 10/27/2002 11:42:01 AM PST by texson66
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To: LindaSOG
Oh, I LOVE THAT!!! May I save it on my profile page???? YUMMY!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Eeeeeeek!!!
69 posted on 10/27/2002 11:54:44 AM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: LindaSOG
Well, I LOVE IT. Thank you so much, Linda!

NHH xoxoxox,
Capt'n Duchess
71 posted on 10/27/2002 12:05:52 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: Snow Bunny
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OFF THE PRESS!

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Everyone's favorite activist is back in the spotlight. She's obviously not happy with President Bush and she doesn't appreciate the "War On Iraq" and I'm sure you are "feeling her pain". So? Who is this Diva of Disgruntled Opinions? It's none other than Susan Sarandon. Remember her as "The Slut" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show? She believes that our war has nothing to do with regime change, but the need to take advantage of all that oil. I'm so glad she's "concerned" for the "average America". We don't seem to have enough organizations, spokespersons, and pundits for that job. Nope, we need another one. Of course, we should take her "serious" because she's doing a "Bull Durham" with resident nitwit Tim Robbins. So? If you can't get a real job, definitely consider becoming an actress/actor in Hollywood these days. It requires absolutely no ability to think or speak. It also doesn't require that you support America. After all, that is frowned upon. Supporting America is " inconsiderate and rude" and it's definitely insensitive to the the world's dictators. So? MoJo wonders when we will see her leave the country. Isn't it amazing that she is able to freely speak forth hate towards our country and President? Isn't it amazing that she wouldn't be able to do this in Iraq? Of course it isn't amazing. This is exactly the freedoms that she has as an American because someone died for it. While she sure as hell isn't worth it, all of you out there are defending her rights. She is not worthy, but you fight anyways. God Bless you for it! I would have just chucked her off to Siberia and let her rot there. At least, she could have put her role in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to good use.

Hillary Clinton thinks America should know that President Bush was "selected as President" rather than elected. She also wants you to know that President Bush and his "cronies&; are "ruthless and vindicative" people. Now before you hurl at your computer! Keep in mind that she is actually an expert when it comes to knowing what a ruthless and vindicative administration would look like. After all, almost every person that came with them from Arkansas--ended up dead or in jail. Is that not wonderful? Also, there wasn't probably any woman in Arkansas that Bill didn't want to "bang" except of course her, Chelsea, and his mother. Every other woman was open season. If she's insulting President Bush about not being elected to President, what does that say about her "carpetbagger status"? The next time you watch this woman on television keep a few things in mind. First, your animals and children are not safe around her or your husband. Second, if Hillary could screw over her mother to gain power--she'd do it. Third, she'd screw over your mamma as well. Fourth, Miss quot;stand by her blubber butt man" should be the last person in the world complaining about President Bush. She needs to look no further than...Hmmm...um, have you seen Blubber Butt lately? Either have I!

Today's "JACKASS AWARD" goes to none other than the "FOREHEAD", Paul Begala. While I can tell you that the above mentioned notables, Hillary and Susan, were in strong contention; it's all Paul. Paul Begala, as many of you can remember, was the twin of James Carville and also the mouthpiece of that Blubber Butt Slick Willie. Remember those horrendous years? Anyways, Paul Begala is terribly distressed by the "cheating and manipulation " that those mean Republicans are doing this election cycle. (MoJo wonders how hard the nurse dropped his sorry butt at birth) He believes that the Republicans are trying to "scare seniors, minorities, and good decent Americans" out of voting in the election. Paul Begala lives in a world that none of us live in. It's called "The World Of Clinton Denial". He hasn't gotten over the fact that the better man won the last election. He can't get over that the people that vote for the Democratic party were too stupid to read a name correctly on a ballot or understand how to use a voting stylus. As a matter of fact, he's upset because the FEC (Federal Election Committee) is actually doing it's job this time around. Hmmm....wonder why that is? Paul is a miserable man in need of some help from the Hair Replacement Club. He realizes that his party can no longer get away with visiting cemeteries, making up people that don't exist, and hustling minorities without being busted. So? When he talks about being disgusted, he's merely talking about himself. For this, MoJo awards him "The Jackass Award" for today. Congratulations you mindless knucklehead.

Never fear troops! The implantable chip is now available for a low price of 200 bucks. Also, you have to pay a doctor for the injection of it. And like everything else--it has a monthly charge. Woohoo!! Can you imagine the great things you could do with that? Anyways, the company that makes the chip is spending a lot of dough to promote their product. Their slogan? "GET CHIPPED"!! They were going to use "GET IMPLANTED", but their internal studies showed that most people thought they were promoting a new line of condoms. So? They decided against that. Of course, this new piece of technology has alarmed Christians. (MoJo's mother swears it is the beginning of the Biblical end days) So? How are they alleviating the fears of Christians? They are trying to buy adds in Christian broadcast stations on televsion, radio, and print. (MoJo thinks this is a waste of money. Mamma MoJo will just pray they go out of business) If that didn't compound problems, there's another group that are very annoyed. Those "civil libertarians" are worried that prisons could use this to torture prisoners. (MoJo thinks most taxpayers would actually support this) In the end, it comes down to this for me. If you have such a hard head and your brain waves are completely off the charts like MoJo's, it doesn't matter what modern technology produces. Frankenstein has nothing on MoJo.

Remember Walter Mondale? Well, it looks that he will be the Democrat's replacement in Minnesota after the tragic death of Senator Paul Wellstone. It wasn't bad enough that he was actually a Vice President in this country. Nor bad enough that he actually ran for President against President Reagan. Nope, the Democrats think they have a good chance of winning in Minnesota with him. Consider that the only state that Mondale won in that election landslide slaughter was Minnesota. Oh! He won the District of Columbia. (That's an automatic for a Democrat.) Anyways, they want to recycle this has been in order to win in Minnesota. MoJo wonders which is more disgusting: The Minnesota voters actually electing him or him wanting to be elected. So? You take Minnesota, New Jersey, and cheating by Democrats in at least 3 other states..it will make for an interesting election cycle. God help us all!

Elin Nordegren and Kultida Woods are the two ladies you see above. So? What do they have in common?? Tiger Woods! Elin is Tiger's current girlfriend. Kultida is Tiger's mother. It seems that the two don't seem to get along. Hmmmmm....I can't imagine why! Can you?

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NEWSFLASH!! Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, Osama Bin Laden, and Saddam Hussein STILL SUCK!

By the time you read this, Emmitt Smith will probably replaced Walter Payton at the top of the NFL record books for the most rushing yards. I am not a big Dallas Cowboys fan, but I am a big fan of Emmitt Smith. What he does on the field is rather insignificant compared to what all of you do to defend America. However, I'm sure there are many big fans of his among you. I just wanted to take time out to offer a CONGRATULATIONS. He promised his mother that he would finish his schooling and get his degree and he did it. He has kept his faith in God while still pursuing the highest levels of professional sports. He's not one to toot his own horn. We already have enough of those type of people in this world. He just quietly goes about doing his business. There should be more professional athletes like Emmitt Smith. For every Randy Moss, there's an Emmitt Smith that exists. Thank God for the rest of us!!

WOOHOO Can you say "TAHITI"? Here's to hoping that all of you will get to experience paradise real soon!!

 


Thank you for going along for the ride
at the Useless Tidbits Corner


Thank You
and
G-d Bless Our Troops

 



72 posted on 10/27/2002 12:23:00 PM PST by MoJo2001
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To: AntiJen
Hi AntiJen, How long were you in the Air Force?
73 posted on 10/27/2002 12:31:34 PM PST by navygal
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To: MoJo2001
Emmitt made it, MoJo! It was pretty cool. Just scored a TD, too.
74 posted on 10/27/2002 12:34:35 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: Snow Bunny; coteblanche; grantswank; LindaSOG; SAMWolf; tomkow6; Valin; DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet; ...
God Bless all of you. Thank you for the wonderful thread.

Lord,

Thank you for a beautiful day today. It does not matter what the weather is outside, the troubles we have in our lives, or the misunderstanding amongst people. You are greater than all of us. Your mercy, grace, peace, and love far outweigh the simple issues we have in life. Thank you for guiding your warring angels to protect our President, Nation, people, allies, and troops. May we never forget to be thankful for all we have. Let your light shine from the Canteen to any part of the world that needs light to replace the dark. May the hours for which we make on Earth be put to good use. May we find it in our hearts to understand our differences and make peace with the truth. God bless those that fight on our behalf and ask for nothing in return. Lord, bless all that visit the Canteen this day. Amen

75 posted on 10/27/2002 12:36:49 PM PST by MoJo2001
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To: MoJo2001
Emmitt is crying! What a day...
76 posted on 10/27/2002 12:37:16 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: navygal
Don't tell anyone, OK? I still lie about my age... and get away with it. ;-) A loooooooooonnnnnnnnnng time - 20 years and one day. How about you? Are you still on active duty?
77 posted on 10/27/2002 12:38:48 PM PST by Jen
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Good afternoon, Duchess!!

I just saw the highlights!! Absolutely wonderful!!

How are you doing today?

78 posted on 10/27/2002 12:40:18 PM PST by MoJo2001
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To: MoJo2001
Beautiful prayer, Mojo. Amen.

I also enjoy your 'news updates'. You are sooooooo good at writing them. {{{NHH}}}
79 posted on 10/27/2002 12:41:01 PM PST by Jen
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Thank you for sharing the link to The Presidential Prayer Team!! What a wonderful blessing we have in this country. God Bless President Bush and our great Nation. Also, our great Allies!
80 posted on 10/27/2002 12:41:10 PM PST by MoJo2001
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