The aesthetic experience of God, the encounter of the human soul with divine beauty, is more than merely enjoyable, it is profoundly transforming. There is within it the power to persuade and to convince the inquiring mind of truth. This may well be the Spirit’s greatest catalyst for change. Paul alluded to this in 2 Corinthians 3:18 when he said, “We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into His likeness from one degree of glory to another.” The point is that what we see is what we be! We do not simply behold beauty: beauty takes hold of us and challenges the allegiance of our hearts. Beauty calls us to reshape our lives and exposes the shabbiness of our conduct. It awakens us to the reality of a transcendent Being to whose likeness of beauty we are being called and conformed by His gracious initiative. Beauty has the power to dislodge from our hearts the grip of moral and spiritual ugliness. The soul’s engagement with beauty elicits love and forges in us a new affection that no earthly power can overcome.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Pies	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sour cream
1	c	Sugar
1	c	Raisins
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
2		Beaten eggs
		Pie crust

INSTRUCTIONS

Pour boiling water over raisins and let stand 15-20 minutes. Pour
off. Pour sugar and cinnamon over raisins. Mix well. Add eggs and
sour cream.
Pour into bottom crust and make a lattice top crust. Bake for 15
minutes at 375F or until crust is brown.
From:  Pat's Great-Aunt Nellie's recipe collection (1992)
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #238
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 22:00:39 -0500
From: pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)

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