Conditions: 68 degrees; 91% humidity, 65 degree dew point, 29.85” barometric pressure, low UV index, with a misty drizzle, overall much like a typical day in Scotland
My name is Socrates, my last Q was August 22, 2017.
13 PAX gather in the misty darkness of Strut this morning looking to get better. Good to see some PAX out this morning in response to Brother Si’s call for 100. The one minute warning was sounded, no FNGs noted, disclaimer given, opening prayer offered, and off into the dark we go.
Today’s musical selection results from a song YHC recently heard on the radio, which was the Beastie Boys, whom YHC considers to be the most underrated modern day poets. Here is one of YHC’s favorite Beastie song, “Paul Revere.” As an added bonus, the video includes lyrics, so you can get the full effect of the poetry, you’re welcome.
And as its Two-fer Tuesday, here is another Beastie classic, “New Style” with lyrics included in the detail:
Mosey around the park to the grassy area behind the baseball fields for COP:
- 15 Little Arm Circles (forwards) (IC) – arms out after the exercise till the end
- 15 Little Arm Circles (backwards) (IC)
- 15 Merkins (IC)
- 20 Plank Jacks (IC)
- 20 Wind Mills (IC)
- 20 TTTs (IC)
- 20 SSHs (IC)
- 20 Squats (IC)
- 20 LBCs (IC)
Mosey to the rock pile and gather one rock and circle up.
- 25 Curls for the Girls aka Curls for Jeff Gordan (IC)
- 25 Tricep Extension (IC)
- 25 Military Press (IC)
Rocks down
- 25 Overhead Claps (IC)
- 25 Dirty Birds (IC)
R&R
Mosey to the baseball field for:
THE THANG:
Staring at home plate, do 10 Monkey Humpers;
Sprint to Right Field, do 10 LBCs
Sprint to Center Field, do 10 Merkins
Sprint to Left Field, do 10 Squats
Spring back to home plate.
AMRAP for 15 minutes, increasing reps by 1 each trip.
Mosey to the damp grassy area near the parking lot for Mary:
- 25 LBCs (IC)
- 20 Ray Charles (IC)
- 20 Freddie Mercurys (IC)
Jail-break to the VSF for COT, BOM, and closing prayer.
Naked Moleskin: Another great effort by the StrutBrigade, #mumblechatter was strong, which is always the case when both Lamont and Fiji post and share their love for one another.
Neckbrace mentioned it Saturday at Laurens and YHC agrees that we should all look to Q at an AQ that is not our home AQ. It is always great to Q at an AO that is not your home, you see different PAX, some you know, some you don’t, you see different AOs, it’s a different experience, yet it’s still F3. It reminds me of why I am a part of F3, the bond. Yeah, you don’t necessarily know these guys that well, but they are there for the same reasons you are, the 3 Fs. Thanks again, lads!! See you all again soon.
Praises/Prayer Requests:
- Those affected by the hurricane and related flooding
- Prayers for Smokey as he travels to Texas to assist with flooding and hurricane
- Stones’ son and father in law, surgery
- FOB’s dad, upcoming scans at Wake Forest
- Shellback, surgery and recovery
- Unspoken prayers
Announcements:
- Thursday at Strut, Stones has the #RockPile (0500) Q and Fiji has the Strut (0530) Q, so you know these will be good
- F3 Lake Murray September Saturdays:
- 2nd-Regional Convergence @ Foxhole/Laurens Expansion
- “The Mission” Schedule- (each AO decides OYO to DD or move workout to Finley Park)
- 9th-Lake Murray Paxs to The Mission
- 16th-The Roost/Depot to The Mission
- 23rd-Speedtrap/HAVOC to The Mission
- 30th-G.O.A.T./Strut/Foxhole to The Mission
- F3 (2nd and 3rd Fs) Lunches are a-plenty. Check Twitter and the website for details. In fact, there is a whole lot going on, so check the website and Twitter often for updates. Another good place to look for updates/info is in the announcements of the posted Back Blasts.
- Many, many running groups, a rucking group, and kettle bells groups on non-bootcamp days, so get out and get better.
- Shameless plug for YHC: An unofficial running group for those that don’t run, affectionately known as “Struggle” meets Mondays and Wednesday at 0515 on the Irmo side of dam for out and back of 15-22 minutes at your pace. See YHC and/or this: http://f3nation.com/2016/01/11/another-alternative-for-your-monday-morning/
Devo: (from Our Daily Bread)
Overflowing Fruit
I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. John 15:16
During the spring and summer, I admire the fruit growing in our neighbor’s yard. Their cultivated vines climb a shared fence to produce large bunches of grapes. Branches dotted with purple plums and plump oranges dangle just within our reach.
Although we don’t till the soil, plant the seeds, or water and weed the garden, the couple next door shares their bounty with us. They take responsibility for nurturing their crops and allow us to delight in a portion of their harvest.
The produce from the trees and vines on the other side of our fence reminds me of another harvest that benefits me and the people God places in my life. That harvest is the fruit of the Spirit.
Christ-followers are commissioned to claim the benefits of living by the power of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:16–21). As God’s seeds of truth flourish in our hearts, the Spirit produces an increase in our ability to express “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (vv. 22–23).
Once we surrender our lives to Jesus, we no longer have to be controlled by our self-centered inclinations (v. 24). Over time, the Holy Spirit can change our thinking, our attitudes, and our actions. As we grow and mature in Christ, we can have the added joy of loving our neighbors by sharing the benefits of His generous harvest.
Lord, please cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in our hearts and minds so our neighbors can enjoy Your sweet fragrance in and through our lives.
Note – this is the Devo from my Q last week at Fox Hole, which I am including here as it ties nicely yo today’s
Ripe for Harvest
Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. John 4:35
In late summer, we went for a walk in the New Forest in England and had fun picking the blackberries that grew in the wild while watching the horses frolicking nearby. As I enjoyed the bounty of the sweet fruit planted by others perhaps many years before, I thought of Jesus’s words to His disciples: “I sent you to reap what you have not worked for” (John 4:38).
I love the generosity of God’s kingdom reflected in those words. He lets us enjoy the fruits of someone else’s labors, such as when we share our love for Jesus with a friend whose family—unbeknown to us—has been praying for her for years. I also love the implied limits of Jesus’s words, for we may plant seeds that we will never harvest but someone else may. Therefore, we can rest in the tasks before us, not being hoodwinked into thinking that we are responsible for the outcomes. God’s work, after all, doesn’t depend on us. He has all of the resources for a bountiful harvest, and we are privileged to play a role in it.
I wonder what fields ready for harvest are before you? Before me? May we heed Jesus’s loving instruction: “Open your eyes and look at the fields!” (v. 35).
Creator God, thank You for Your great generosity in entrusting us to do Your work. May I be alert to the opportunities to share Your good news.