I've been there a few times in my life. Most don't understand it. That's understandable. However, it hit home to me when the Apostle Paul said, 'Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches' (2 Cor. 11:28). A number of years ago, the pain was so intense that the physical affliction Paul spoke about earlier in 2 Corinthians 11 would have been much preferred. I can take the long hours and the hard work. I can even take the pressures on my family. But the emotional pain is the one and only thing that forever tempts me to throw in the towel. When I feel that way, I can almost hear the Lord saying to me, 'Are you in it for Me or are you in it for yourself?' That's gut-check time. Am I really a servant of Christ (2 Cor. 11:23)?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	California	Salads, Grains	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Wehani rice
3		Ripe plum tomatoes; seeded and diced
1/4	c	Diced red onion
1	sm	Jalapeno pepper; seeded and diced
1/4	c	Finely chopped cilantro
1/4	c	Extra virgin olive oil
1	tb	Lime juice
1/8	ts	Celery seed
		Salt and pepper; to taste
1		Ripe avocado
		Mixed baby greens

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook Wehani rice according to directions on package. Spread on baking sheet
to cool.
In large bowl, mix rice with tomatoes, red onion, jalapeno pepper and
cilantro. Add extra virgin olive oil, lime juice and celery seed. Season
with salt and pepper.
To serve, peel and slice avocado. Arrange slices over mixed baby greens.
Spoon Wehani rice salad over avocados. Garnish with grilled vegetables, if
desired.
Notes: Hominy Grill on Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC. "Wehani rice and
avocado salad. Wehani rice is a hybrid of brown rices developed at Lundberg
Family Farms in California (www.lundberg.com). It's a light clay color and
splits a little when cooked. 'Wehani rice is nutty and unhulled, kind of
chewy, and it has some texture to it,' Stehling says. It's a nice pairing
with the smooth, cool avocado." -- AB
Hanneman: Recipes provided by "Ann Burger" <www.charleston.net/> on July
30, 1997, converted by MC_Buster.
Recipe by: Robert Stehling, Chef
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Kitpath <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on May 17,
1998

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