Mercy even with us is an optional virtue; we do not have to be merciful. We usually admire people who are, but we do not say that people must be so. We say everybody must be just. We say, for example, an employer, if he agrees to pay a certain wage, must pay that particular wage. If he does not pay it, then he is unjust and is liable to a lawsuit. All our contracts are based on the integrity and honesty and justice of people with whom we do business. They are actually subject to trials and imprisonment and even execution if they violate their duty of man to man. What about mercy among men? We love it. We admire it. We encourage it. We sometimes practice it. But we do not say mercy is obligatory… If this is true even of human affairs, we can see immediately that God does not have to be merciful. He gave us life and conscience. He gave us intelligence to meet our obligations, and He has a right to hold us responsible for using them. He has no further obligation to forgive us if we do not. We say that the Judge of all the earth cannot do wrong, but we cannot say that the Judge of all the earth must be merciful.

John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Vegetables		Poultry	3	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Chicken; cooked, shredded
1/2	c	Scallions; w/green; minced
1/2	c	Almonds; chopped, blanched
1/2	ts	Salt
3	c	Enchilada Chili Sauce; *
8		Fresh corn tortillas
3/4	c	Sour cream
1/2	c	Shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2	c	Sliced ripe olives
		Sour cream and scallions
2	tb	Vegetable oil
2/3	c	Onion; chopped
1/4	c	Green bell pepper; chopped
1		Garlic clove; minced
1	c	Tomato paste
1	c	Water
1	ts	Chili powder; (or more)
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Dried oregano

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR GARNISH
ENCHILADA SAUCE
In small bowl, toss together cooked shredded chicken, scallions, and
almonds. Sprinkle on salt. Mix and set aside. To prepare chili sauce, heat
oil in saute pan over med-high heat; add onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
Saute until vegs. are soft. Stir in tomato paste, water, chili powder, salt
and oregano. Blend well. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 5 mins. Preheat
oven to 350 deg. Lightly oil bottom of shallow ovenproof casserole dish.
Dip a tortilla in hot sauce until partially saturated. Then place tortilla
in cass. dish; fill with 1/8 of chicken mixture, and top w/1 T sour cream;
roll into an enchilada. Place in dish seam side down. Repeat with remaining
tortillas. When casserole is filled, drizzle remaining sauce over top.
Sprinkle with cheese and top with olives. Bake for 15 mins. or until cheese
and sauce are hot and bubbling. Serve with additional sour cream and
chopped scallions on the side. Judy Garnett/pjxg05a RaleighNC
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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