Department Chaplain
Rose Laning – Department Chaplain
chaplain@ndala.org
Photo Courtesy – IceBerg Art, Candace Berg
How do we live our lives? Do we daily listen for God’s voice and ask Him to lead us? – Or do we charge ahead living our lives as we wish giving no heed to God who is watching over us.
Do we talk to Him? Do we thank Him? Sometimes we would like to see progress, and we look for evidence that God is at least doing something.
God loves us because we are human beings created in His image. While God loves us because we are human, the world despises our humanity. Our culture is constantly sending us messages that being human is not enough. Advertising constantly tells us we are not beautiful enough, not sexy enough, not healthy enough, not clean enough, not young enough, not happy enough, not well-dressed enough.
Human beings may be dehumanized by numbers. But Jesus calls each of us by name. “Of how much more value are you than the birds!” Matthew 6:26
When God looks at us, what does He see? Well, He sees human beings. If we are doing our part, He sees the cross, and He sees Jesus. We are enough in His eyes.
“I will praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:14
Heavenly Father, we thank you for loving us as we are. Forgive us for the times we ignore you, for letting the noise of this world make us deaf to your voice and drowning out the one we need the most. Open our hearts to your love so we can hear you and tell others about you. In Jesus name. Amen.
Rose Laning
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- December 2023 Message Article
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Chaplain Resources from the National office
The Four Chaplains were posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross on December 19, 1944. The Four Chaplains Medal was introduced on July 14, 1960. Those medals were presented to the next of kin of each of the four Dorchester chaplains on January 18, 1961. In 2006, the chaplains were also posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.