Here we commemorate the greatest and deepest demonstration of true love the world has ever known. For God looked down upon sorrowing, struggling, sinning humanity and was moved with compassion for the contrary, sheep-like creatures He had made. In spite of the tremendous personal cost it would entail to Himself to deliver them from their dilemma He chose deliberately to descend and live amongst them that He might deliver them. This meant laying aside His splendor, His position, His prerogatives as the perfect and faultless One. He knew He would be exposed to terrible privation, to ridicule, to false accusations, to rumor, gossip and malicious charges that branded Him as a glutton, drunkard, friend of sinners and even an imposter. It entailed losing His reputation. It would involve physical suffering, mental anguish and spiritual agony. In short, His coming to earth as the Christ, as Jesus of Nazareth, was a straightforward case of utter self-sacrifice that culminated in the cross of Calvary. The laid-down life, the poured-out blood were the supreme symbols of total selflessness. This was love. This was God. This was divinity in action, delivering men from their own utter selfishness, their own stupidity, their own suicidal instincts as lost sheep unable to help themselves.

Phillip Keller

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cooking liv, Import	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1	tb	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1		Stick cold butter; cut into 1/2-inch dice
3/4	c	Cold milk

INSTRUCTIONS

In a food processor, pulse the flour, baking powder and salt until mixed.
Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with
particles the size of peas and lentils, about 40 times. Drizzle the milk
evenly over the dry ingredients and pulse a few times, just until
incorporated and the dough forms small clumps. Turn out the dough onto a
work surface and knead once or twice to gather it into a mass; do not
overwork the dough. Gently pat the dough into a disk or rectangle, as
needed. The dough can be made up to 2 hours ahead; wrap tightly and
refrigerate.
Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8947
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #785 by "Angele and Jon Freeman"
<jfreeman@netusa1.net> on Sep 17, 1997

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