God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
On Sundays God wants us to do more than sing songs together and have wonderful worship experiences. He wants to knit the fabric of our lives together. For many, church has become all about me – what I’m learning, what I’m seeking, what I’m desperate for, what I need, how I’ve been affected, what I can do. We see ourselves as isolated individuals all seeking personal encounters with God, wherever we can find them. Sadly, this reflects our individualistic, me-obsessed culture. Rather than seeing ourselves as part of a worship community, we become worship consumers. We want worship on demand, served up in our own time, and with our own music.
In America, we have a long history of valuing the concept of the separation of church and state. This idea historically referred to a division of labors between the church and the civil magistrate. However, initially both the church and the state were seen as entities ordained by God and subject to His governance. In that sense, the state was considered to be an entity that was “under God.” What has happened in the past few decades is the obfuscation of this original distinction between church and state, so that today the language we hear of separation of church and state, when carefully exegeted, communicates the idea of the separation of the state from God. In this sense, it’s not merely that the state declares independence from the church, it also declares independence from God and presumes itself to rule with autonomy.
Cook rice according to package directions. Set aside.
Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and place in a 200-degree oven to warm.
Combine beans, bean liquid, garlic, tomato, onion, chili powder and cumin
in a saucepan; simmer until tomato begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
Remove tortillas from oven. Place a heaping tablespoon of rice and 1 to 2
tablespoons of bean mixture in a warm tortilla. Garnish with green onions
and salsa, and roll up like a burrito. Makes 12 burritos.
Per burrito: 185 cal., 6g prot.; 3 g fat; 35 g. carb.; 0 chol.; 158 mg
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From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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