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According to the opening chapters of 2 Corinthians we see the progression from trials to the resultant joy. Consider how Paul’s life was filled with hardship: “Affliction” (1:4), “abundant…suffering” (1:5), “burdened excessively, beyond...strength” (1:8), “sentence of death within ourselves” (1:9), “sorrowful” (2:1), “affliction and anguish of heart” (2:4), “afflicted [and] perplexed” (4:8), “persecuted [and] struck down (4:9), “constantly being delivered over to death” (4:11), “beatings...imprisonments...tumults...labors...sleeplessness...hunger” (6:5), “dishonor [and] evil report” (6:8), “dying [and] punished (6:9) and “having nothing (6:10). And that only takes us through chapter 6! And might I add that most if not all of this was related to his faithful service to Christ. So how can you go from this agony to praise to God? Answer: It was Paul knowing that Christians need to “walk by faith [and] not by sight” (5:7). And it’s this faith that recalls that every promise of God is fulfilled to us in Christ (1:20). We know we are “established…and anointed…in Christ” (1:21). We are “sealed” and given “the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge” (1:22). We are “reconciled to God” (5:20). As a result of these truths, we “do not lose heart” (4:1) because we are [controlled by] the love of Christ” (5:14)and through our trials we are learning in those trials to “trust [more]...in God who raises the dead” (1:9). So therefore while we are “sorrowful” as a result of trials, we are because of God's promises 'always rejoicing' (6:10).
Randy Smith

Sauerbraten #5

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Meats Maindish 6 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 lb Pot roast or brisket
1 c Malt vinegar
3 tb Grated horseradish
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Finely minced onions
1 c Chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth

INSTRUCTIONS

AT LEAST 4 DAYS BEFORE COOKING, combine meat, vinegar, horseradish and
salt in a crock. Cover and place in the refrigerator, turning once a day,
for at least 4 days and up to 10. The day of serving, preheat the oven to
325F. Place the meat, marinade, and onions in a heavy lidded pot. Add the
chicken stock, cover and place in the oven to cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
When the meat is tender, remove the pot from the heat and remove the meat.
Skim off as much fat as you can from the surface of the remaining liquid,
pour the liquid over the meat and serve.
MICHAEL ROBERTS - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 01:03:57 -0400
From: Lestat6663@aol.com
MC-Recipe Digest #110
From the MasterCook recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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