Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 4:3 that “this is the will of God, your sanctification.” Parenting is profoundly sanctifying. When we were first married, the new relationship revealed rooms of selfishness in our lives – and within those rooms doors to other rooms, and in those rooms yet other doors and closets. The revelation was the beginning of an ongoing, lifelong housecleaning and the addition of children truly deepened the process. The inconvenience of parenting – the self-giving, the prayer, the dependence upon God, the growth – can be an experience of sanctification like no other… The discipline of parenting can be the road to an enlarged soul and the path to unimagined heights of spiritual development. That’s the way God planned it (Kent and Barbara Hughes).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverage	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Bottle (750-ml) dry white wine
1/2	c	Curacao
1/4	c	Sugar
1		Orange; thinly sliced
1		Lemon; thinly sliced
1		Lime; thinly sbced (up to)
5	lg	Strawberries; thinly sliced
1		Bottle (10-oz) club soda

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine wine, Curacao and sugar in pitcher and stir until sugar is
dissolved. Add fruits. Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour
to let flavors blsnd. Befors serving, add soda and ice cubes and stir
gently to mix. Serve in wine glasses or champagne flutes. Yield: 6
servings.
LINDA DELANEY (MRS. PHIL)
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“Man is surrounded by the wonders of God.”

You and I come to worship hungry! We must not come with hands full of goodies and gifts, thinking that worship is fundamentally where we serve and feed God… Don’t come to God with a cooked goose on a platter, as if God were hungry. Come with open hands and an empty belly and let Him honor Himself by filling you (Psalm 50:10-12). This sentiment was echoed by Paul in his sermon on Mars Hill: The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with human hands; neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He himself gives to all life and breath and all things (Acts 17:24-25). Worship is a feast in which God is the host, the cook, the waiter, and the meal itself.

Sam Storms