FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ LIVING PRAYER ~ Happy New Year 2017 ~ 01 January 2017

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

LIVING PRAYER

Brother Lawrence was a monk who lived almost 300 years ago and worked in the galley of his monastery. He wrote a book, The Practice of the Presence of God, which today is considered a classic in the area of Christian devotion. Brother Lawrence spent much of his time in the monastery scullery scrubbing pots and pans. He also had a collateral duty as the monastery cobbler. In these jobs, he said, he learned to glorify God in simple tasks and to pray with his hands. By bringing to each small job the best of his ability, he developed the practice of living prayer. Whether he was bustling around the galley, repairing shoes or kneeling in prayer, he learned to grow spiritually as well as mentally and to cultivate a never-ending, ever-deepening sense of God's presence.

Each day you do hundreds of small tasks. Perhaps you feel at times unrecognized or unnoticed, or that your job is insignificant in the great scope of things. The fact is it doesn't matter what you do or what position you hold. What really matters is the spirit in which you work, and how you approach your work. Brother Lawrence teaches us an important and very wise lesson: Even the simplest tasks, when done to the best of your ability, are important in God's eyes. Whenever you bring to any job the best of yourself, your fullest mind, an honest heart, and a striving for excellence, then your work, no matter what you do, becomes like a living prayer to God.

CAPT Jane F. Vieira, CHC, USN

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope you had a great Hanukkah and now headed into a great new year.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Barrett and Zora...

And Liberty GSD kennel from whence they came...

Hawaii has been rung in...I am going to bed.

Sleep well when you get there.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for Arrowhead's recovery, and in his absence....

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Snacks?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Canteen.

Good morning to our

AWESOME

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen
for today's activities.
Just stopping by to wish the viewing audience a
Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year.

Off to make the first breakfast of the new year.

Please stick around and visit with the military
and/or family members.
That's what we're here for.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

[E.G.C.]

Sunday morning coffee bump.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

[SandRat]

[E.G.C.]

Good morning Sandrat. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[SandRat]

TWEEP-TWEEP-TWEEP Good Morning

[SandRat]

Winter Weather Advisory issued January 01 at 2:35AM MST until January 01 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Tucson ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 6500 FEET... * IMPACTS...AREAS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...FIRST IMPACTING THE CATALINA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS BEFORE MOVING INTO THE HUACHUCA AND CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHEST PEAKS. 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING BELOW 7000 FEET BEFORE SUNRISE...AS LOW AS 5500 FEET AT TIMES TODAY. * WINDS...OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

[luvie]

....EVERYONE!
But sure didn't want to start it THIS early! LOL!
Sleeping late has gotten me spoiled!
But had to set the alarm for church this morning.
Hope everyone here has a blessed day
....AND a blessed year in 2017!
((((hugs))))

Barry Manilow~It'[wa]s Just Another New Year's Eve

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

All is well here...it's just WAY too early!

Hope you and Bo have a wonderful 2017! 🎉

[tired&retired]

Thank You for the excellent Prayer...

[tired&retired]

"Whether he was bustling around the galley, repairing shoes or kneeling in prayer, Brother Lawrence learned to grow spiritually as well as mentally and to cultivate a never-ending, ever-deepening sense of God's presence."

ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY...

Here are 11 Brother Lawrence Quotes that can help re-inspire how you practice faith.

On God’s Nearness

"You need not cry very loud: He is nearer to us than we think."

On a Mindset of Prayer

"One way to re-collect the mind easily in the time of prayer, and preserve it more in tranquillity, is not to let it wander too far in other times: you should keep it strictly in the presence of God; and being accustomed to think of Him often, you will find it easy to keep your mind calm in the time of prayer, or at least to recall it from its wanderings."

On Motivation

"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

On Worship

"We ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshippers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity."

On Constant Prayer

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it."

On Devotion

"We should put life in our faith. We should give ourselves utterly to God in pure abandonment, in temporal and spiritual matters alike, and find contentment in the doing of His will, whether he takes us through sufferings or consolations."

On Courage

"I did not pray for any relief, but I prayed for strength to suffer with courage, humility and love."

On a Formula for Spirituality

"That there needed neither art nor science for going to GOD, but only a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, or for His sake, and to love Him only."

On Knowing God

"The more we know Him, the more we will desire to know Him. As love increases with knowledge, the more we know God, the more we will truly love Him. We will learn to love Him equally in times of distress or in times of great joy.”

On God’s View of Us

“The King, full of mercy and goodness, very far from chastising me, embraces me with love, makes me eat at His table, serves me with His own hands, gives me the key of His treasures; He converses and delights Himself with me incessantly, in a thousand and a thousand ways, and treats me in all respects as His favorite. It is thus I consider myself from time to time in His holy presence.”

On Acts of Love

"By rising after my falls, and by frequently renewed acts of faith and love, I am come to a state wherein it would be as difficult for me not to think of God as it was at first to accustom myself to it."

[ExTexasRedhead]

Happy New Year to our troops!! Thank you God for President Donald J. Trump and General Mattis who will be worthy and outstanding leaders for the US military!! President Trump will be a CIC who truly honors and respects our troops and this nation. General Mattis will continue to serve this nation honorably and he will rebuilt our military and bring honor back to this nation.

God Bless Our Troops!!!

[smokingfrog]

I made it.

[alarm rider]

Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for what you do here.

[SandRat]

wELL, WINTER IS HERE,...

Weather Alert Winter Weather Advisory issued January 01 at 10:25AM MST until January 01 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Tucson ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * IMPACTS...AREAS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW ARE NOW MOVING IN THE CATALINA...RINCON AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROPPING AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. THIS AREA OF SNOW WILL LAST TWO TO 3 HOURS AS IT MOVES EAST TO THE MOUNTAINS OF COCHISE...GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY FALL AT THE RATE OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE CATALINA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS AND MOVING INTO THE HUACHUCA AND CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHEST PEAKS. 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...GENERALLY DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BUT BRIEFLY LOWERING AS LOW AS 4000 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. * WINDS...OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES.