Those in the world do not respond well to pain. They fear it, despise it and run from it. They struggle with why God would allow suffering. They see no purpose in it. They make themselves out to be a victim and with bitter hearts blame the world for their misfortunes. They fret, overreact, whine, and complain. They throw massive pity-parties. They lose peace and joy and move further away from God. On the other hand, Christians know from the Bible and experience that God sovereignly permits suffering to enter our lives. We trust His goodness and wisdom and remain under the trial until it accomplishes God’s designed work in our lives. Since His primary goal is to make us holy, God gets our attention through the trial and then is continually refining our character. We don’t minimize the pain and sorrow, but know deep inside through faith that good will come out of it. We can therefore give thanks for all things and maintain our joy and peace despite apparently unfavorable circumstances. Do you see the diametrically opposed contrast to the world?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Eggs		Pies	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	oz	Butter
1	tb	Oil
1		Onion, finely chopped
4		Boneless chicken thighs, skinned
4	oz	Cooked ham, diced
2		Courgettes, sliced
1	tb	Plain flour
2	tb	Fresh parsley, chopped
5	fl	Milk
		Salt and black pepper
8	oz	Puff pastry, thawed if frozen
5	fl	Soured cream
2	md	Eggs
		Beaten egg to glaze

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and cook for 5
minutes. Add chicken and cook until browned on all sides. Set oven
180C/350F (Mark 4).
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken and onions to a 11l (2Pt) pie
dish and arrange the ham and courgettes on top.
Add flour to the pan and cook for a few seconds. Stir in the parsley and
gradually add the milk, stirring until sauce thickens. Season. Pour over
the chicken mixture, cover with foil and bake for 30 mins until chicken is
cooked. Leave to cool.
Raise oven temperature to 400F,200C (Mark 6). Roll out the pastry to about
cm (2in) larger than the pie dish.
Beat together cream and eggs and stir into chicken mixture. Cut a strip of
pastry, moisten, and fit around edge of pie dish. Cover with remaining
pastry and score across top to decorate.
Brush with beaten egg and bake for 20 or 30 minutes. Stand for 10 minutes
before serving.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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