God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Sometimes the Father may box us in, place us in a situation in which, one by one, all our secondary helps and supports are taken from us, in order that, defenseless, we may lean on His mercy alone – prayer. Once we see this, we will no longer regard prayer as a pious cop-out but as our only rational activity.
First, there is no “gift of singleness” if by gift we mean a supernatural outpouring accompanied by some kind of revelation that it is God’s hidden will that you remain single all your days. I would suggest that there are two proper ways to speak of this gift. First, if you are single, you have the gift of singleness... The “gift” of which Paul speaks is the freedom that comes to us when we are not burdened with pleasing our spouse... Second, I believe we can speak of the gift of singleness if by that we simply mean a lack of a current pressing need to marry. I too have this kind of the gift at present. I am sympathetic to men who are eager to marry, or in certain circumstances, to remarry. But I do not at present share that urgency. Indeed I honestly can’t imagine remarrying. I am savvy enough, however, to know that this could change in a moment. God’s Word gives me liberty. If the desire comes to marry I would be without sin to do so. I would not be turning up my nose at some kind of pseudo-charismatic “gift” God had given me. I’d be giving thanks for the wife He would be giving me.
Combine first 12 ingredients in a doubled cheesecloth bag; tie securely
with string. Bring 4 to 5 quarts of water to a boil. Add salt, lemon
halves, garlic, onion flakes, and herb bag; return to a boil, and cook 2 to
3 minutes. Stir in shrimp; return to a boil, and cook 3 to 5 minutes. Drain
well; chill. Peel shrimp. Serve on lettuce leaves and garnish with lemon
slices if desired. (would be good served with Seafood Sauce or Seafood
Dip.) Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
NOTES : Submitted by Dave Shuppert, Dallas, Texas.
Recipe by: Southern Living 1979 Annual Recipes
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #836 by NGavlak@aol.com on Oct 10, 1997
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