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If a church is to be what it ought to be for the purposes of God, we must train it in the holy art of prayer. Churches without prayer-meetings are grievously common. Even if there were only one such, it would be one to weep over. In many churches the prayer-meeting is only the skeleton of a gathering: the form is kept up, but the people do not come. There is no interest, no power, in connection with the meeting. Oh, my brothers, let it not be so with you! Do train the people to continually meet together for prayer. Rouse them to incessant supplication. There is a holy art in it. Study to show yourselves approved by the prayerfulness of your people. If you pray yourself, you will want them to pray with you; and when they begin to pray with you, and for you, and for the work of the Lord, they will want more prayer themselves, and the appetite will grow. Believe me, if a church does not pray, it is dead. Instead of putting united prayer last, put it first. Everything will hinge upon the power of prayer in the church.

C.H. Spurgeon

Form the feeling of our own ignorance, vanity, poverty, infirmity, and – what is more – depravity and corruption, we recognize that the true light of wisdom, sound virtue, full abundance of every good, and purity of righteousness rest in the Lord alone. To this extent we are prompted by our own ills to contemplate the good things of God; and we cannot seriously aspire to Him before we begin to become displeased with ourselves… Accordingly, the knowledge of ourselves not only arouses us to seek God, but also, as it were, leads us by the hand to find Him.

John Calvin

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Corsican Cheesecake (fiadone)

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Fruits	Corsican	Cheesecake	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Lemons, grated zest only
6		Eggs, separated
2/3	c	Sugar
2	t	Vanilla extract
2	lb	Whole-milk ricotta
		Unsalted butter
		Flour for pan
		Confectioners' sugar
		Fresh fruit, garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 325'F. Blanch lemon zest in boiling water briefly and
plunge into cold water; drain well. Beat egg yolks, sugar and vanilla
extract in bowl of electric mixer at high speed until thick and
lemon-colored, about 3 minutes. Cream ricotta cheese in food  processor
fitted with metal blade until smooth. Gradually incorporate  ricotta
and lemon zest into egg yolk mixture, beating on low speed.  Beat until
smooth. Beat egg whites in bowl of an electric mixer at  top speed
until stiff but not dry. By hand, whisk 1/3 of egg whites  into cheese
mixture and combine thoroughly. Gently fold in remaining  egg whites
with rubber spatula. Do not overmix, but be sure that  mixture is well
blended and no streaks of white remain. Pour batter  into buttered and
floured 9-inch springform pan. Place pan in center  of oven; bake until
cheesecake is a deep golden brown, pulls away  from sides of pan, and a
toothpick inserted in center comes out  clean, about 1 hour and 30
minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Once  cooled, cover cheesecake
with plastic wrap; refrigerate. (The cake  can be made 1 day in
advance.) To serve, release sides of springform  pan, leaving
cheesecake on pan base. Sprinkle top with confectioners'  sugar and
garnish with fresh fruit.  Source: Patricia Wells at Home in Provence"
(printed in the Chicago  Tribune, February 26, 1997) Posted to
MM-Recipes Digest V4 #060 by  Linda Place <placel@worldnet.att.net> on
Feb 28, 1997.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 203 Calories From Fat: 106 Total Fat: 12.1g Cholesterol: 102.6mg Sodium: 98.4mg Potassium: 141.5mg Carbohydrates: 14.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 10.8g Protein: 9.1g