1. Fasting increases our sense of humility and dependence on the Lord (for our hunger and physical weakness continually remind us how we are not really strong in ourselves but need the Lord). 2. Fasting allows us to give more attention to prayer (for we are not spending time on eating). 3. [Fasting] is a continual reminder that, just as we sacrifice some personal comfort to the Lord by not eating, so we must continually sacrifice all of ourselves to Him. 4. Fasting is a good exercise in self-discipline, for as we refrain from eating food, which we would ordinarily desire, it also strengthens our ability to refrain from sin, to which we might otherwise be tempted to yield. 5. Fasting also heightens spiritual and mental alertness and a sense of God’s presence as we focus less on the material things of this world (such as food) and as the energies of our body are freed from digesting and processing food. 6. Fasting expresses earnestness and urgency in our prayers: if we continued to fast, eventually we would die. Therefore, in a symbolic way, fasting says to God that we are prepared to lay down our lives that the situation be changed rather than that it continue.

Wayne Grudem

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	California		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Ground cumin
2	tb	Pasilla chile powder
2	tb	California chile powder
1	tb	Salt
2	tb	Basil
2	tb	Oregano
2	tb	Dry mustard
1	ts	Cayenne pepper
1/2	ts	Garlic powder
	2	cups.

INSTRUCTIONS

"Seasoned Greetings" -- From the L.A. Times.
The most important ingredients in chili are the spices, and many cooks
jealously guard their special blends. But there is a way you can give away
your chili recipe without giving away the whole thing. Bottle your
seasonings and attach the recipe--without the spice instructions. Tell them
that information is too hot to handle. If you don't have a favorite spice
mix or chili recipe, you can borrow ours.
Chili powder comes in more varieties than basic red. In the Latino sections
of most supermarkets, you can find ground chiles from different kinds of
peppers, including pasilla and California chiles. Combine cumin, pasilla
and California chile powders, salt, basil, oregano, dry mustard, cayenne
pepper and garlic powder. Mix well.
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V4 #227 by Judy Howle <howle@ebicom.net> on
Dec 07, 1997

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