God does not like to be taken for granted. It flies in the face of His eternal purposes – that He be known and loved and praised and enjoyed. And it makes us superficial people… When the main thing is missing, what’s left is distorted and superficial, whatever it is. If someone says, “Oh, that’s just religion,” I answer, “It’s not religion. It’s reality. God made the world and everything in it. He owns the earth and everyone on it. He is the main actor in the world. He is guiding the history of every people and nation to their appointed goals. Everything, without exception, has to do with God and gets its main meaning from God. And not to show this, but to take this for granted, is to be superficial.” It is simply impossible to overstate the importance of God. And He does not like being taken for granted. The psalm does not say, “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be taken for granted.” It says, “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised” (Psm. 96:4).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Eggs		Emeril, Salads, Meat/beef, Main dish	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	oz	Filet mignon; cut in 1 oz steaks
2	tb	Olive oil
1		Lemon
		Salt and pepper
1	c	Artichoke hearts; julienne
3	tb	Extra-virgin olive oil
1/2	ts	Garlic; minced
		Salt and pepper
4	c	Arugula
3	tb	Extra-virgin olive oil
3	oz	Parmigiano_Reggiano cheese
2	tb	Parsley; chopped
		Black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE CARPACCIO
FOR ARTICHOKE SALAD
GARNISH
Pound the slices of filet between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, with meat
mallet. For artichoke salad: Combine all ingredients together in a small
bowl, toss well and season with salt and pepper. In another mixing bowl
toss the arugula with the extra-virgin olive oil. Lay the carpaccio down on
the plate. Drizzle meat with olive oil and the juice of the lemon. Season
with salt and pepper.  Mound the arugula in the center of the meat.
Sprinkle the artichoke salad around the arugula. Garnish with shaved
Parmigianao-Reggiano cheese, black pepper and parsley.
Source: Essence of Emeril, #2326, TVFN formatted 4/28/96 by Lisa Crawford
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Our hopelessness and our helplessness are no barrier to (God’s) work. Indeed our utter incapacity is often the prop He delights to use for His next act… We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When His people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks – then He loves to stretch forth His hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged. #Ralph Davis”