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The twentieth century was the century of the self. Almost all virtues, especially love, were reinterpreted to put the self at the center. This means that almost all people are saturated and shaped with the conviction that the essence of being loved as a human is being treasured or esteemed. That is, you love me to the degree that your act of treasuring terminates on me… If they ask, “Do you treasure me or do you treasure Christ?” I answer, “I treasure Christ, and, desiring to treasure Him more, I treasure your treasuring Christ.” Without the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit removing human self from the center, this will not satisfy American people. They are so saturated with self-oriented love that they can scarcely conceive what true Christian love is. True Christian love is not my making much of them, but my helping them to enjoy making much of God. This is love. If my treasuring terminates on them I play right into the hands of the devil and their own self-centered destruction. But if my treasuring terminates on God and their treasuring God, then I direct them to the one source of all joy. And that act of directing them to God, their hope and life and joy, is what love is.

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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Rum Pie

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Envelope unflavored gelatin
5		Egg yolks
1	c	Sugar
1/3	c	Dark rum
1 1/2	c	Whipping cream
5	c	Sugar
1		Unsweetened chocolate bar
		CRUST*************
2 1/4	c	Gram crackers, crushed,very
		Fine
1/2	c	Butter, melted
2	tb	Sugar
1/2	ts	Cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water. Place in low heat and bring almost to
a boil, stirring to dissolve. Beat egg yolks and sugar until very light.
Stir gelatin into egg mixture, cool and gradually add rum. Whip cream until
it stands in soft peaks, then fold into gelatin mixture. Cool until mixture
begins to set, then spoon into crust and chill for 1 hour. Grate
unsweetened chocolate and sprinkle on top of the pie.
CRUST: Press and chill.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #255
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 10:39:19 -0400
From: ctlindab@usa.nai.net

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