God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to give me that which I have asked. But this is a most dishonouring and degading conception. The popular belief reduces God to a servant, our servant: doing our bidding, performing our pleasure, granting our desires. No, prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it as seemeth Him best.
Rules for life:
1. Eagerly start the day’s main work.
2. Do not murmur at your busyness or the shortness of time, but buy up the time all around.
3. Never exaggerate duties by seeming to suffer under the load, but treat all responsibilities as liberty and gladness.
4. Never call attention to crowded work or trivial experiences.
5. Before confrontation or censure, obtain from God a real love for the one at fault. Know the facts; be generous in your judgment. Otherwise, how ineffective, how unintelligible or perhaps provocative your well-intended censure may be.
6. Do not believe everything you hear; do not spread gossip.
7. Do not seek praise, gratitude, respect, or regard for past service.
8. Avoid complaining when your advice or opinion is not consulted, or having been consulted, set aside.
9. Never allow yourself to be placed in favorable contrast with anyone.
10. Do not press conversations to your own needs and concerns.
11. Seek no favors, nor sympathies; do not ask for tenderness, but receive what comes.
12. Bear the blame; do not share or transfer it.
13. Give thanks when credit for your own work or ideas is given to another.
Serve on a bed of lettuce with dill sprigs and sliced ripe tomatoes or pile
onto whole wheat bread with crisp lettuce for a satisfying sandwich.
Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Mix well. Season generously with
pepper. Serve salad chilled.
Per serving: calories, 180; fat, 6 g; sodium, 528 mg; cholesterol, 39 mg
Bon Appétit Light And Easy
Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@pctech.net> on Mar 16, 1998
A Message from our Provider:
“If God is your Copilot – swap seats!”
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