Much sickness – physical, mental, and emotional – surely must come from disobedience. When the soul is confronted with an alternative of right or wrong and chooses to blur the distinction, making excuses for its bewilderment and frustration, it is exposed to infection. Evil is given the opportunity to invade the mind, the spirit, and the body and the sick person goes off to an expert who will diagnose his trouble. Sometimes the patient knows well what his trouble is and for this very reason has not consulted the Lord, fearing what He will say: Confess. Turn around. Quit that indulgence. Do not pity yourself. Forgive that person. Pay back what you owe. Apologize. Tell the truth. Deny yourself. Consider the other’s well-being. Lay down your life.

Elisabeth Elliot

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Side dish, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Asparagus
3	tb	Vegetable oil
2	tb	Fresh ginger root, cut into tiny matchstick pieces
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Granulated sugar
2	tb	Lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut off the tough stems of the asparagus.  If you wish, peel the stems
partway up with a vegetable peeler.
Cut the asparagus into pieces about 1/2 inch thick, on a sharp diagonal.
Heat the oil in a skillet.  Add the ginger and cook for a few seconds until
fragrant.
Add the asparagus, sprinkle with the salt and toss with the oil. Cook for 1
to 2 minutes.  Add the sugar, toss, cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the lemon juice.  Toss well and serve.  Yield: 4 to 6 servings. Typed
in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Cooking with Bonnie Stern.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@email.msn.com>
on May 29, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Let Him therefore send and do what He will. By His grace, if we are His, we will face it, bow to it, accept it, and give thanks for it. God’s Providence is always executed in the ‘wisest manner’ possible. We are often unable to see and understand the reasons and causes for specific events in our lives, in the lives of others, or in the history of the world. But our lack of understanding does not prevent us from believing God. #Don Fortner”