Sometimes a failure to persist in prayer proves that we were not serious about our request in the first place. At other times God wants us to persist in prayer in order to strengthen our faith in Him. Faith would never grow if all prayers were answered immediately. Persistent prayer tends to develop deeper gratitude as well. As the joy of a baby’s birth is greater because of the months of anticipation, so is the joy of an answer to prayer after persistent praying. And as much as a generation that measures time in nanoseconds hates to admit its need for it, God crafts Christlike patience in us when He requires persistence in prayer.

Donald S. Whitney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Mixes, Oamc, Cookies	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5	c	Flour
3 3/4	c	Sugar
2	tb	Baking powder
2	ts	Salt
1		=AB c plus 2 tbsp butter or
		Margarine, softened

INSTRUCTIONS

1001 Cookie Mix Spoon flour into measuring cup and level with spatula. Put
in a large bowl with at least a 4-quart capacity. Measure sugar, baking
powder and salt into flour. Stir until mixture is thoroughly blended. Add
butter and use pastry blender or clean hands to work into dry ingredients
until mixture resembles coarse meal. Store covered in airtight container in
refrigerator or freezer. Do not press down. Use mix at room temperature.
Spoon lightly into measuring cup level with spatula. NOTES: Do not sift
flour. Spoon it lightly into a standard measuring cup and level off. If you
use margarine in this mixture, do not use diet, whipped or soft versions.
Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by Marti Wolek <mwolek@techline.com> on Mar
09, 1998

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