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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).
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    • Pear And Bourbon Cobbler

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    November 19 1 servings

    INGREDIENTS

    4 lb Barlett pears; peeled, cored, cut
    ; into 1/3-inch-thick
    ; slices
    1 c Packed dark brown sugar
    1/4 c Bourbon
    2 1/2 tb All purpose flour
    1 ts Fresh lemon juice
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
    2 tb Unsalted butter; (1/4 stick)
    2 c All purpose flour
    1/4 c Packed dark brown sugar
    1 tb Baking powder
    1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
    6 tb Unsalted butter; room temperature
    ; (3/4 stick)
    3/4 c Half and half
    6 tb Bourbon
    1 ts Vanilla extract
    1 tb Sugar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon ground
    ; nutmeg
    Half and half; (optional)

    INSTRUCTIONS

    PEAR FILLING
TOPPING
For Filling: Preheat oven to 450F. Combine all ingredients except butter in
large bowl. Transfer to deep 8 1/2x11-inch baking dish or other deep 12-cup
dish. Dot top with butter. Bake until hot and bubbling, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare topping: Sift first 4 ingredients into bowl. Add butter
and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make well in center.
Combine 3/4 cup half and half, bourbon and vanilla and add to well. Stir
until batter is just combined; do not overmix.
Working quickly, drop batter by tablespoons atop hot pear mixture, covering
surface completely. Sprinkle with sugar-nutmeg mixture. Immediately return
to oven and bake 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375F. and continue
baking until topping is golden and firm to touch, about 20 minutes. Let
cool at least 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, pouring half
and half over each serving, if desired.
Serves 6 to 8.
Bon Appetit November 1992
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