The reason for praying is so that God will be thanked when the blessings come. And God loves to be thanked. He loves to be acknowledged and praised as the giver of all good gifts. His great goal in history from beginning to end is to be glorified as the source of all blessing. Therefore, when we urge many people to pray for something that we need, we create a situation in which the provision of that need will produce many thanksgivings to God. And in that way we tap into a tremendous incentive that God has, namely, to glorify Himself by winning the gratitude of many people. God loves to be thanked by many people. Therefore, there is a power in church-wide prayer, because the more people there are praying for the spiritual life of our church, the more thanksgiving will ascend to God when He gives it.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Dairy		Brunch, Dessert, Fruit, Side	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Crepes
1	c	Dry cottage cheese
1/2	c	Sour cream
2	tb	Sugar
1	ts	Vanilla
1/2	ts	Grated lemon peel
1/4	c	Margarine or butter
1	c	Sour cream
1	cn	Cherry pie filling; (21 ounces)

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare Crepes - except brown only one side. Keep crepes covered to prevent
them from drying out. Mix cottage cheese, 1/2 cup sour cream, the sugar
vanilla and lemon peel. Spoon about 1-1/2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture
onto browned side of
each crepe. Fold sides of crepe up over filling, overlapping edges; roll
up. Heat margarine in 12-inch skillet over medium heat until bubbly. Place
blintzes, seam sides down, in skillet. Cook, turning once, until golden
brown. Top each with rounded tablespoon sour cream and about 3 tablespoons
pie filling. 6 SERVINGS; 545 CALORIES PER SERVING.
Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Cookbook
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 976 by Marina
<reenee430@uswest.net> on Jan 30, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.”

Prayerful waiting on God is indispensable to effective service. Like the time-out in a football game, it enables us to catch our breath and fix new strategy. As we wait for directions, the Lord frees us from the tyranny of the urgent. He shows us the truth about Himself, ourselves, and our tasks. He impresses on our minds the assignments He want us to undertake. The need itself is not the call; the call must come from the God who knows our limitation. 'The Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust' (Psalm 103:13-14). It is not God who loads us until we bend or crack with an ulcer, nervous breakdown, heart attack, or stroke. These come from our inner compulsions coupled with the pressure of circumstances.

Charles Hummel