The kind of meditation encouraged in the Bible differs from other kinds of meditation in several ways. While some advocate a kind of meditation in which you do your best to empty your mind, Christian meditation involves filling your mind with God and truth. For some, meditation is an attempt to achieve complete mental passivity, but biblical meditation requires constructive mental activity. Worldly meditation employs visualization techniques intended to “create your own reality.” And while Christian history has always had a place for the sanctified use of our God-given imagination in meditation, imagination is our servant to help us meditate on things that are true (Philippians 4:8). Furthermore, instead of “creating our own reality” through visualization, we link meditation with prayer to God and responsible, Spirit-filled human action to effect changes.

Donald S. Whitney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Soups &, Stews	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	tb	Butter or margarine
1	tb	Minced onion
1/2	c	All-purpose flour
2	c	Wild rice; cooked
3	c	Chicken broth
1/2	ts	Salt; or to taste
1	c	Half and half
2	tb	Sherry; optional
		Snipped parsley; for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in a saucepan. Saute onion in butter until tender. Blend in
flour, then gradually stir in broth. Cook, stirring constantly, until
mixture comes to a boil. Stir and boil 1 minute. Stir in cooked rice and
salt; simmer about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Blend in the half and half
and the sherry. Heat to serving temperature. Garnish with parsley.
NOTES : The recipe can be varied by adding 1/3 cup minced ham, 1/3 cup
finely grated carrot and 3 tablespoons chopped slivered almonds along with
the rice.
Recipe by: Prodigy Food & Wine Board
Posted to recipelu-digest by "Crane C. Walden" <cranew@foothill.net> on Feb
21, 1998

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