We tend to be far more ungenerous in forgiving others than God is in forgiving us. If God were to be as reluctant to forgive as we are in forgiving those who sin against us, we would be in serious trouble. As Christians we are forgiven people. We are likewise called to be forgiving people. Jesus clearly sets forth an ethic of charity in His teaching and in His behavior with those who wrong us. An unwillingness to forgive clearly has no place in the kingdom, and may in fact signal that such a one has not experienced the initial forgiveness of God in his or her life.

R.C. Sproul

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Poultry, Stuffing	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	tb	Unsalted butter
2	md	Onions; finely diced
2		Celery stalks; finely sliced
4	c	Yellow cornmeal
1 1/2	c	All-purpose broth OR low-sodium chicken broth
2	ts	Salt
2	ts	Freshly ground black pepper
2	tb	Fresh thyme leaves; -=OR=- Dried thyme
2	tb	Chopped fresh sage leaves =OR=- Dried sage

INSTRUCTIONS

MELT THE BUTTER in a large pot over medium heat on the stove. Add the onion
and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the celery and continue to
cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour
into a mixing bowl. Add the cornmeal, broth, salt, pepper, thyme and sage
and mix well. Remove the pot from the heat and scrape mixture into a large
mixing bowl. Place the mixing bowl, covered, in the refrigerator and
completely chill the stuffing before stuffing a bird or freezing. To
freeze, divide stuffing between 6 lidded plastic containers or airtight
freezer bags, label and place in freezer for up to 12 months. Defrost
overnight in the refrigerator or on the defrost setting of a microwave.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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