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Thanks for tonight's Canteen, Kathy and for honoring our Hero!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Hall of Heroes: Archer T Gammon ~

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[The Mayor]

May 6

Loving Obedience

Bible in a Year :

• 1 Kings 21-22
• Luke 23:26-56

Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me.

John 14:21 nlt

During our wedding ceremony, our minister said to me, “Do you promise to love, honor, and obey your husband, until death do you part?” Glancing at my fiancé, I whispered, “Obey?” We’d built our relationship on love and respect—not blind obedience, as the vows seemed to suggest. My husband’s father captured on film that wide-eyed moment when I processed the word obey and said, “I do.”

Over the years, God has shown me that my resistance to the word obey had nothing to do with the incredibly complex relationship between a husband and wife. I’d understood obey to mean “subjugated” or “forced submission,” which Scripture doesn’t support. Rather, the word obey in the Bible expresses the many ways we can love God. As my husband and I celebrate thirty years of marriage, through the power of the Holy Spirit we’re still learning to love Jesus and each other.

When Jesus said, “If you love me, obey my commandments” (John 14:15 nlt), He showed us that obedience to the Scriptures would be the result of an ongoing loving and intimate relationship with Him (vv. 16-21).

Jesus’ love is selfless, unconditional, and never forceful or abusive. As we follow and honor Him in all our relationships, the Holy Spirit can help us see obedience to Him as a wise and loving act of trust and worship.

Reflect & Pray

How does seeing obedience to God as an act of love and trust change your view of His desire for obedience? How has God proven that you can trust Him?

Dear Jesus, please help me love You and others through obedience to the Scriptures.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[ExTexasRedhead]

I just recd this messasge from a friend of mine, founder of The Band of Mothers.

“... I’m worried about our Troops in Niger. The latest out of Niger is, after the 75 Special Operators were told to leave immediately, about 1000 of our forces are left on a base they are now sharing with the Russians. Yes, you read that right. The same Russia Russia Russia we have sent trillions of dollars to defeat in Ukraine are now serving on a base with our Troops.

Please call your Congressman & Senators & ask them to help bring our Troops home from Niger before something bad happens to them. These brave Americans deserve our attention & our support. They fight to keep us safe, unlike these whiny, wimpy college kids.

https://patdollard.com/2008/04/band-of-mothers-crashes-code-pink-annual-dinner/

[luvie]

Archer T. Gammon
September 11, 1918 -January 11, 1945
United States Army
Medal of Honor Recipient
for actions in World War II.
What a wonderful, brave man!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

Yesterday at Comanche Lake:

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

Howdy dooooo, Early Birds!
Oh, yeah...I'm reeeally late today.
I slept in. It was wonderful!
Wasn't our hero, Archer T Gammon, brave?
ALL our military heroes are brave!
Hope all y'all have a Mahv'lus Monday!
...and a Wonderful Week!
It's already a hot 86° & windy here. Bah!
(((hugs)))

[ExTexasRedhead]

Vietnam vets reflect on service, reuniting to star in ‘Aviators’ ad.

Vietnam veterans Jack Gillett, Jim Lloyd, Bill Moir, and Elester Latham reflect on their military service and their time reuniting on-set for a new Xfinity ad titled “The Aviators” where the four take to the skies once again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ITNYZIUnls

Comments below the video:

“I wonder what they really think about the way this country is in ruins, that they protected for our freedoms.”

“A very, very, very, long overdue WELCOME HOME to all of our vets ESPECIALLY OUR NAM VETS! Many in our family have served WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War. FLY NAVY!!!”

“We wore the green back then...Lot of returning 1st Air Cav and 25th Inf warehoused at Ft Benning waiting to finish their hitches ...government subsidized lunacy,, on an industrial level...”

“I spent two tours there, in the end for what?”

New Xfinity Ad Reuniting Old Pilots Will Bring a Tear to Your Eye

https://avgeekery.com/new-xfinity-ad-reuniting-old-pilots-will-bring-a-tear-to-your-eye/