FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ THE GIFT OF THE MAGI ~ 20 December 2015

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

THE GIFT OF THE MAGI

Those of you who are more "mature" Marines & Sailors will remember one of the pre-eminent TV series of the '50's, Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Many of these programs were quite scary, but they usually had a good moral and made the point in a rather unforgettable manner.

On one episode, an astronaut is readying for his blast off on a fifty-year mission to outer space. He is to be placed in a state of suspended animation and will not age one day by the time he returns to Earth. As fate has it, he meets a lovely woman the evening before launch, and it is love at first sight for both of them. They agonize over the love and marriage they will be unable to share because of the space voyage. The next morning his space flight begins. The woman is visibly shaken by the cruel plot fate played on the two of them.

In the final scene, fifty years hence, NASA brings the rocket back to Earth. The capsule is opened and an aged man emerges from inside. He pulled the plug on the cryogenic machine before the launch. The face of his fiancee is then shown. She is still young and vibrant; she had herself placed in suspended animation on the day of the launch! One engineer then reflects: I feel blessed to have met two people who truly knew the meaning of love! End of program.

These two people, motivated by real love, were prepared to make an unusual sacrifice for each other. Sometimes we forget that keeping love strong in marriage requires a commitment to LOVE...and like any commitment, that means dedication, work, sacrifice. Too many people give up on relationships when the going gets rough because they don't understand how much effort and sacrifice for one another is necessary to sustain a marriage. May we all realize the true meaning of love and marriage...and what is required to sustain this wonderful gift from above!

Rod Serling's version

 

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Evening, Kathy!

***HUGS***



A Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours! Thank you very much for tonight's Sunday Chapel thread.

[SandRat]

Mat it last always,

[Kathy in Alaska]

Angels We Have Heard On High

Away In The Manger

We Three Kings

Mary Did You Know

Silent Night

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem

Joy To The World

Oh Du Frohliche

Mizerna Cicha, Stafenka Licha

The First Noel

O Holy Night

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Angels We Have Heard On High

Away In The Manger

We Three Kings

Mary Did You Know

Silent Night

Beautiful Star of Bethlehem

Joy To The World

Oh Du Frohliche

Mizerna Cicha, Stafenka Licha

The First Noel

O Holy Night

O Little Town of Bethlehem

[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

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...hope you’ve had a nice day.

Did you get your tree? My brother stopped by and is headed home for 8 days, then back up to the slope for 6 weeks. At least he gets to spend Christmas at home with his wife and BC (Boat Cat). BC sleeps on his clothes when he’s gone.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. ((HUGS))

Are you traveling for Christmas? All of you in one place?

[PROCON]

Good job Kathy, thanks!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

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

[ConorMacNessa]

We're getting the tree tomorrow afternoon. We're going to downsize a little this year. We usually get a 7 ft. tree - Mrs. MacNessa likes them fat. With the new living room set we bought we just don't have the acreage we had formerly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Busy Saturday?

[PROCON]

Lazy Saturday, just FReeping and watching College Bowl games.

Howzabout you?

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. ((HUGS))

All us here in SE AZ will be in PHX.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and the MacNessa family.

Sounds like fun, changing things up a little...starting something new. Then you can sit on your new furniture and admire the new tree.

[ConorMacNessa]

O Radix Jesse
Gregorian Chant
CantArte Regensburg & Hubert Velten
(Click)

"O Radix Jesse, Qui stas in signum populorum, Super quem continebunt reges os suum, Quem gentes deprecabuntur: Veni ad liberandum nos, Jam noli tardare."

"O Root of Jesse, Who stands as a sign for the people, Before whom rulers are silent While the nations pray: Come to save us And tarry not."

[ConorMacNessa]

"TAKE UP THY CROSS
AND FOLLOW ME"



"I Vow To Thee My Country"
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
(Click)

"I VOW TO THEE, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace."

[Kathy in Alaska]

So much fun with the little ones at Christmastime.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

[SandRat]

Look for a Blue Spruce Ytee. The sweet smell will make the search worth it.