God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Worship empowers serving; serving expresses worship. Godliness requires a disciplined balance between the two. Those who can maintain service without regular personal and corporate worship are serving in the flesh. It doesn’t matter how long they’ve been serving that way or how well others think they serve, they are not striving according to God’s power, as Paul did, but their own… At the same time, one measure of the authenticity of worship (again, both personal and corporate) is whether it results in a desire to serve… Therefore, we must maintain that to be Godly, we should discipline ourselves for both worship and service. To engage in one without the other is, in reality, to experience neither.
One of the problems [with the] disease model doesn’t really let anyone get to the heart of the matter. The addictive substance can be dangerous, but our hearts are more so. When we examine our hearts, we find is that the greatest danger is that we are hooked on ourselves. If I am an alcoholic, my ultimate idol is not the bottle. It is I. I idolize myself. My desires are of first importance. My cravings rule – cravings for popularity, freedom from pain, revenge, or freedom from frustrations at home or work. Addiction is self-worship. This means that even if I give up alcohol, unless I deal head on with my biggest problem, I will never truly find freedom. I will just find something else to serve my desires.
Seed and stem chilies under cold running water. Break into one-inch
pieces. Place in medium bowl. Add boiling water and soak one hour.
Strain chilies through sieve, reserving liquid. Add tomatoes, garlic,
salt, oregano, cumin and tumeric, and blend well. Pour mixture into heavy
small saucepan. Add one cup reserved soaking liquid. Bring to boil,
stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens and coats
spoon, ten to fifteen minutes. Serve at room temperature. From Bon Appetit,
Dec '85.
Makes 2 cups
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