I think of Peter after He denied the Lord. The Bible says, “He went out and wept bitterly” (Lk. 22:62). Psalm 38:18, “For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.” Jeremiah 31:18, “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for You are the LORD my God.’” In the Beatitudes our Lord said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Mt. 5:4). In 2 Corinthians 7, Paul spoke of a “godly sorrow.” In the depths of your relationship with God have you ever experienced this? When we sin against God we should experience our most intense grief. In verse 3 of Psalm 6, David speaks of His soul being “greatly dismayed.”

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Cookies	30	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, divided
1/4	c	Butter or margarine, softened
1/4	c	Shortening
1/2	c	Sugar
1		Egg, separated
1/2	ts	Vanilla extract
1	c	All-purpose flour
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Finely chopped nuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 350'F. In small microwave-safe bowl, place 1/4 cup chocolate
chips. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 20-30 seconds or just until chocolate is
melted and smooth when stirred; set aside to cool slightly. In large mixer
bowl, combine butter, shortening, sugar, reserved melted chocolate, egg
yolk and vanilla; blend well. Stir in flour and salt. Roll dough into 1"
balls. With fork, slightly beat egg white. Dip each ball into egg white,
roll in chopped nuts. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet, about 1"
apart. Press center of each ball with thumb to make indentation. Bake
10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; immediately place several of
remaining 3/4 cup chocolate chips in center of each cookie. Carefully
remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. After several minutes, swirl melted
chocolate in each thumbprint. Cool completely.
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
From Favorite All Time Recipes - Homemade Holiday Cookies, Publication
International, Ltd., ISBN 0-7853-0147-X.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/pi-cooky.zip

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