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The road is rugged, and the sun is hot. How can we be but weary? Here is grace for the weariness – grace which lifts us up and invigorates us; grace which keeps us from fainting by the way; grace which supplies us with manna from heaven, and with water from the smitten rock. We receive of this grace, and are revived. Our weariness of heart and limb departs. We need no other refreshment. This is enough. Whatever the way be – rough, gloomy, unpleasant – we press forward, knowing that the same grace that has already carried thousands through will do the same for us.

Horatius Bonar

Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Apple Ricotta Brunch Biscuits

January 22, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Sugar
1	c	Ricotta cheese
1		Egg
2	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	c	Sliced almonds
1	cn	(17.3 oz.) Pillsbury Grands! Refrigerated Buttermilk Biscuits
1	sm	Apple; peeled, cut into 8 wedges (1/2 inch thick)

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 375 F. Spray 8 jumbo muffin cups or 8 (6-oz.) custard cups
with nonstick cooking spray. In small bowl, combine sugar, cheese and egg;
beat at high speed for 1 minute. In small bowl, combine cinnamon and
almonds; mix well.
Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Press each biscuit evenly in bottom and up
sides of spray-coated muffin cups. Place 1 wedge of apple in each cup.
Spoon 2 rounded tablespoonfuls cheese mixture over each apple wedge;
sprinkle with cinnamon mixture.
Bake at 375 F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until biscuits are deep golden brown
and apples are crisp-tender. Remove biscuits from muffin cups; cool 15
minutes. Serve warm. Store in refrigerator.
Ready in 1 hour 8 biscuits
Busted by KellyB kelly@hci.net 3/38/98
Recipe by: Copyright 1998 The Pillsbury Company
Posted to recipelu-digest by Kelly <kelly@hci.net> on Mar 28, 1998

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