per·i·pa·tet·ic
ˌperēpəˈtedik/
adjective
  1. 1.
    traveling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
    "the peripatetic nature of military life"
    synonyms:nomadic, itinerant, traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, migrant,migratory, unsettled
    "I could never get used to her peripatetic lifestyle"
  2. 2.
    Aristotelian.
noun
  1. 1.
    a person who travels from place to place.
  2. 2.
    an Aristotelian philosopher.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Semper Fi and Hands Lifted High for All Members of The United States' Armed Services




On Sunday morning of this Memorial Day Weekend, 2013, we were honored to witness something very special. A decorated Colonel in the United States Marine Corps offered his blessing over one of our own church members, our pastor's youngest daughter, who is leaving soon to join an elite group of men and women at the Marine Officers' Candidate School in Virginia. I know that she is well-prepared for this, perhaps the greatest challenge in her life. Brought up with proper discipline and belief in Jesus's unconditional love to keep her steady, she has for many years shared a special gift of music and faith with us. She is not afraid to use her hands (enemy combatants be forewarned!) as she leads us in worship, strumming the guitar and our hearts with her fingers, singing every Sunday, barefoot in the presence of God.

May God bless her and keep this wonderful country, the United States of America, safe and free, forever and ever. Semper fidelis. Amen.
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7 comments:

  1. Hilary Melton-Butcher8:52 AM, May 27, 2013

    Hi W2W .. love her music .. and the video .. I too wish her well.

    If only we could rid ourselves of hate and war .. send peace around the world ...

    With blessings to all this Memorial Day - Hilary

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  2. Mark Means10:39 AM, May 27, 2013

    Amen and have a great Memorial Day :)

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  3. cosmos6:27 AM, May 28, 2013

    Very beautiful song! I can see she is singing and strumming God's love with her fingers. I hope there won't come the time the soul of honor like her has to hurt its hand.

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  4. walk2write3:45 PM, May 29, 2013

    Thanks, Ms. Hilary, Mr. Means, and Ms. Cosmos! Your good wishes and prayers make a world of difference in the spiritual realm. I firmly believe they diminish the dark and dangerous powers-that-be.

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  5. Rose8:17 AM, June 01, 2013

    Bravo to this young lady for her commitment; I am grateful to all who are willing to make this sacrifice to preserve our freedom.

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  6. Haddock8:22 PM, June 03, 2013

    God will guide her all along the way. That is a good song with lovely strumming.

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  7. troutbirder8:07 AM, June 06, 2013

    Very nice, Walk. My brother in law, who served both in Korea and Vietnam (twice there) was a Marine. They are a special band of brothers & now sisters as well... Semper Fi.

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