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
Eggs, Dairy	American		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Fresh or frozen (unsweetened) blueberries
1 7/8	c	Unbleached all-purpose flour
3	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Ground allspice
1/4	c	Granulated sugar
1	lg	Egg
1	c	Nonfat skim milk
1/4	c	(1/2 stick) melted butter or soy margarine

INSTRUCTIONS

>From Muffin Magic..and More
Line muffin wells with paper cases.Wash blueberries in a colander and blot
dry with paper towel. In a small bowl toss berries with 1/2 cup of the
flour, then set aside.
In a 2 1/2 quart bowl sift remaining flour with baking powder, salt,
allspice and sugar. Stir to blend and make a well in center.
In a 1 1/2 quart bowl whisk egg, milk and butter and add all at once to the
flour mixture. Stir lightly until flour is moistened, then fold in floured
berries. Spoon batter into prepared muffin wells, until two-thirds full.
Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees F. for about 20 minutes until
golden brown and a test toothpick in center comes out clean. Do not
over-bake.
Makes about 12 2 1/2" muffins.
Each muffin contains about: 143 calories, 3g protein, 22g carbohydrate, 1g
fiber, 4.5g fat, 28mg cholesterol, 227mg sodium Posted to Bakery Shoppe
Digest145 by vergie1@juno.com (Vergie A Ewing) on Jul 5, 1997

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