Mercy even with us is an optional virtue; we do not have to be merciful. We usually admire people who are, but we do not say that people must be so. We say everybody must be just. We say, for example, an employer, if he agrees to pay a certain wage, must pay that particular wage. If he does not pay it, then he is unjust and is liable to a lawsuit. All our contracts are based on the integrity and honesty and justice of people with whom we do business. They are actually subject to trials and imprisonment and even execution if they violate their duty of man to man. What about mercy among men? We love it. We admire it. We encourage it. We sometimes practice it. But we do not say mercy is obligatory… If this is true even of human affairs, we can see immediately that God does not have to be merciful. He gave us life and conscience. He gave us intelligence to meet our obligations, and He has a right to hold us responsible for using them. He has no further obligation to forgive us if we do not. We say that the Judge of all the earth cannot do wrong, but we cannot say that the Judge of all the earth must be merciful.

John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Toronto	Cookie	50	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sifted whole wheat pastry flour
1/2	c	Granulated sugar cane juice or brown sugar
1/2	c	Rolled oats
1	ts	Crushed cardamom seeds or ground cardamom
1/4	ts	Baking soda
3	tb	Diced chilled unsalted butter or margarine
1	oz	Semi-sweet chocolate; melted for garnish (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 96 6:01:52 EST
submitted by: [email protected] (Michelle Kay, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Cardamom: the flavour is a cross between lemon zest and eucalyptus. Is
available at Indian and Middle Eastern grocery stores.
This is a great low-fat snack!!!!
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8 by 11 inch or 9 by 12 inch baking
dish with cooking spray. Combine all ingredients except butter and
chocolate in a food processor. Pulse to mix and pulverize oats. Add butter
and process until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly into pan. With the
back of a large spatula or with your fingers, press dough evenly and firmly
into pan.  Bake until golden, 17-20 minutes. Cut into 1 1/4 inch squares
while hot.  Cool in pan on rack. To garnish, drizzle melted chocolate over
cookies.
4 cookies per serving, makes ~4-1/2 dozen; per serving: 24 calories, 0.5g
protein, 0.8g fat, 4g carbo, 2mg chol, 13mg sodium, 0g fiber
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