God delights to give His children “every good…and every perfect gift” (Jas. 1:17), but if the physical blessings we desire were always and immediately given at our request, God would become nothing more than a big slot machine in the sky, and our prayers would become meaningless tokens mechanically fed into an apparatus as a means to achieve our whims with which we have no relationship. God would receive no glory, and we would pray our souls into a black hole. Whether God answers our prayers with a “no” or “not yet” or “yes,” His goal is to draw us closer to Himself in a relationship so that we might view Him as our ultimate reward.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		May 1990	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

3	tb	Unsalted butter
1 1/2	lb	Fresh peas; shelled or 1 3/4
		; cups frozen, thawed
8	oz	Snow peas; trimmed
3	tb	Fresh whole tarragon leaves
		Salt and freshly ground pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add peas and snow
peas. Stir to coat. Cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 3
minutes. Stir in tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Serves 8.
Bon Appetit May 1990
Converted by MC_Buster.
NOTES : For a pretty decorative touch, snip a V at one end of each snow
pea.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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