God’s love is active. He decided to love you when He could have justly condemned you. He’s involved. He’s merciful, not simply tolerant. He hates sin, yet pursues sinners by name. God is so committed to forgiving and changing you that He sent Jesus to die for you. He welcomes the poor in spirit with a shout and a feast. God is vastly patient and relentlessly persevering as He intrudes into your life. God’s love actively does you good. His love is full of blood, sweat, tears, and cries. He suffered for you. He fights for you, defending the afflicted. He fights with you pursuing you in powerful tenderness so that He can change you. He’s jealous, not detached. His sort of empathy and sympathy speaks out, with words of truth to set you free from sin and misery. He will discipline you as proof that He loves you. God Himself comes to live in you, pouring out His Holy Spirit in your heart, so that you will know Him. He puts out power and energy. God’s love has hate in it too: hatred for evil, whether done to you or by you. God’s love demands that you respond to it: by believing, trusting, obeying, giving thanks with a joyful heart, working out your salvation with fear, delighting in the Lord.

David Powlison

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Teas, Beverages	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	ts	Coriander seed
1	tb	Fresh cilantro; (coriander)
1	c	Water
1		Rosehip tea bag or 1 tsp. loose rosehip tea
1	tb	Cranberry juice cocktail

INSTRUCTIONS

Crush coriander and place in a 2-cup glass measure. Add cilantro and tea;
set aside. Bring water to a boil; pour over tea mixture. Gently crush
cilantro against sides of the glass measure; cover and steep 10 minutes.
Strain tea; add juice and serve. Yield: 1 serving (about 15 calories per 1
cup serving).
Posted to recipelu-digest by "Diane Geary." <diane@keyway.net> on Feb 4,
1998

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