"And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him."

Things that make me smile:

Base housing is surrounded by fences, which are periodically strung with colorful handmade banners welcoming the Marines home. I enjoy reading them; I think the one I like the most is the red one fixed to a traffic sign, which just says, "I love you!" I bet a lot of guys like that one best, since so many don't have anyone to come home to.

Yeah, it's like that...

Isaac Watts (again)

Am I a soldier of the cross,
A fol'wer of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his Name?

Sure I must fight if I would reign:
Increase my courage, Lord;
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by they Word.

Isaac Watts, 1719

Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.

Time, like an ever rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

FYI, this hymn was sung at the fun­er­al of for­mer Bri­tish prime min­is­ter Win­ston Church­ill in St. Paul’s Ca­thed­ral, Lon­don, 1965.

R.I.P.

Glory

(May 8, 1993 - Oct 5, 2006)