The counter-intuitive truth that the depressed person needs to hear isn’t “you’re really a wonderful person,” but rather, “you’re more sinful and flawed than you ever dared believe.” When he bemoans that he’s “such a failure,” we should agree with him, at least on one level. We should all agree that we’re all failures to the point that the perfect Son of God had to die before we would be able to have fellowship with Him… In a nutshell, we have to intentionally consider Jesus, especially during those dark hours we’re tempted to think only of ourselves. And although every one of us needs a daily dose of Gospel-recapitulation, those of us who feels the blows of Giant Despair need it even more.

Elyse Fitzpatrick

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Rice	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Long grain rice
		Cold water

INSTRUCTIONS

Rinse 2 cups long-grain rice in a 2-3 quart pot with thick bottom. Pour off
milky water; when clear, add fresh water to measure 1 inch above rice.
Bring rice to vigorous boil with pot covered (if desired, you may leave pot
uncovered.) When water has evaporated, reduce heat to simmer and steam with
pot covered for about 20 minutes. Fluff with fork before serving. Serves
4-6.
MRS DANIEL TONYMAN (SUSIE)
FORT WORTH, TX
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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