It is probable that in most of us the spiritual life is impoverished and stunted because we give so little place to gratitude. It is more important to thank God for blessings received than to pray for them beforehand. For that forward-looking prayer, though right as an expression of dependence upon God, is still self-centered in part, at least, of its interest; there is something we hope to gain by our prayer. But the backward-looking act of thanksgiving is quite free from this. In itself it is quite selfless. Thus it is akin to love. All our love to God is in response to his love for us; it never starts on our side. "We love, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19).

William Temple

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats			5	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Water
1	cn	(8 oz) stewed tomatotes
3/4	c	Quick cooking brown rice
1/4	c	Snipped dried apricots
1/2	c	Raisins
1	tb	Lemon juice
2	ts	Curry powder
1	ts	Instant chicken bouillion granules
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	ts	Salt
2		Cloves; minced
1		Bay leaf
3/4	lb	Boneless turkey or chicken; cut 1 inch pieces

INSTRUCTIONS

In a medium saucepan stir together water, undrained tomatoes, rice,
apricots, raisins, lemon juice, curry powder, bouillion granules, cinnamon,
salt, garlic, and bay leaf. Heat to boiling. Stir in the turkey or chicken.
Pour the hot turkey mixture into a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish. bake,
covered in a 350 degree oven about 45 minutes or till rice is tender and
turkey is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf, then
serve.
Calories-197, Protein-17g, Carbohydrate-26g, Fat-3g, Cholesterol-39mg,
Sodium-349mg, Potasium-441mg Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n192 by Lynn
Rausch <[email protected]> on Jul 30, 1997

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