Mary was more blessed in accepting the faith of Christ than in conceiving the flesh of Christ. To someone who said, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you,' [Jesus] replied, 'Rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.' Finally, for His brothers, His relatives according to the flesh who did not believe in Him, of what advantage was that relationship? Even her maternal relationship would have done Mary no good unless she had borne Christ more happily in her heart than in her flesh.

Augustine

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains	Canadian	Pies & past, Maple syrup	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Pastry of your choice
2	tb	Butter
2	tb	All-purpose flour
2		Egg yolks
1	c	Maple syrup
1/3	c	Water
1/2	c	Chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter and stir in flour, mixing well. Beat egg yolks with syrup and
water. Add to butter-flour mixture and cook over boiling water until thick
and creamy, stirring most of the time. Add walnuts and let cool. Pour into
an 8-inch pie shell or divide into 6 individual tart molds lined with
pastry.
As a variation, sprinkle the nuts on top instead of mixing them in the
filling.
To make chiffon maple tarts, beat 2 egg whites until stiff, fold into
cooked and cooled maple cream, then pour into baked tart shells.
NOTES : This is an exquisite filling used for small tarts. Top them with a
dab of whipped cream or chopped walnuts for dinner of buffet parties.
Recipe by: The Canadiana Cookbook/Mme Jehane Benoit/1970 Posted to TNT -
Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by Bill & Leilani Devries
<[email protected]> on Aug 20, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.”

You have heard of the “Golden Rule.” Rules like this have been floating around long before the time of Christ. There were some that advocated, “Balanced Reciprocity.” That is, do good to others so they might do good to you. Good for good. Treat others well because it will come back to benefit you. Karma. Give to get back. Then there was “Negative Reciprocity.” That is, do not treat others in a way you would not what them to treat you. We may tell our kids, “Would you like it if someone took your lunch money?” Or, “How would you feel if a person said those things about you?” Or, “Wouldn’t you be sad if you were the bus driver and kids acted that way.” Our Lord’s teaching in verse 31 goes beyond both of these. It’s a new imperative that was unheard of at the time, even in the teachings of Judaism. This command would have been bizarre to Luke’s Gentile readers. Unlike the other two rules I mentioned, the “Golden Rule” is positive. This one expects no reward in return from other humans it serves. People are not business deals! Treat others in a way you want them to treat you. So it’s not, “Just don’t pick on that kid, but rather sit with him when he’s alone at the lunch table because that is what you would want if you were in his shoes.”

Randy Smith