It is a mistake to imagine that prayers must be long in order to be effective and pleasing to God. Martin Luther said: “Look to it that you do not try to do all of it, do not try to do too much, lest your spirit grow weary. Besides a good prayer mustn’t be too long. Do not draw it out. Prayer ought to be frequent and fervent.” It is far better to have ten minutes of concentrated prayer than an hour in which one’s mind wanders from Jerusalem to Timbuktu. A legalistic commitment to duration will inevitable torpedo your prayer life (Kent and Barbara Hughes).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Casseroles	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Apples
2	c	Raw cranberries
1 1/4	c	Sugar
1 1/4	c	Oatmeal
1/2	c	Brown sugar
1/3	c	Flour
1/3	c	Chopped nuts
1		Stick oleo

INSTRUCTIONS

Place unpeeled chopped apples, cranberries and the granulated sugar in
bottom of a rectangular casserole. Blend the oats, brown sugar, flour and
finely chopped nuts and melted oleo. Spread over apple-cranberry mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
LL - 1992
Recipe by: Key Gourmet
Posted to recipelu-digest by James and Susan Kirkland <[email protected]> on
Feb 16, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Prayer: Don’t give God instructions — just report for duty!”

Do not tell me that there is no rest for us till we get to heaven. We who have believed in Jesus enter into rest even now. Why should we not do so? Our salvation is complete. The robe of righteousness in which we are clad is finished. The atonement for our sins is fully made. We are reconciled to God, beloved of the Father, preserved by His grace, and supplied by His providence with all that we need. We carry all our burdens to Him and leave them at His feet. We spend our lives in His service, and we find His ways to be ways of pleasantness, and His paths to be paths of peace. Oh, yes, we have found rest unto our souls! I recollect the first day that I ever rested in Christ, and I did rest that day. And so will all of you who trust in Jesus as I trusted in Him.

C.H. Spurgeon