Name: Fruit Minestrone
Ingredients: 2 c Tomato juice; 2 c Watermelon juice; 2 oz Pineapple juice; Juice of two lemons; Juice of three oranges; Honey to sweeten; 1/2 c Brunoise melon; 1/2 c Bruonise cantaloupe; 1/2 c Brunoise mangos; 1/2 c Brunoise papaya; 1/2 c Brunoise pineapple; 1/2 c Brunoise peaches; 1/4 c Brunoise carrots; blanched; 1/4 c Brunoise celery; 1 c Ditalini pasta; cooked al dente; 1/2 c Chiffonade of mint

The Bible presupposes a love of self, a desire to experience pleasure and avoid pain, as inherent in the human makeup and as the ground of ethical imperatives. For example, loving ourselves is often used as a criterion in Scripture for the love of others (Mt. 19:19; Eph. 5:28). It is an assumed fact that we do love ourselves, and it is not evil to do so if it is done rightly… Thus Christianity, far from denigrating human worth, actually presupposes it in some of its fundamental teachings. Yet something has tragically blighted and twisted love of self into a gross perversion of God’s intent for His creatures. The fall of the human race into sin caused love of self to become mere selfishness. What was lost was a focus outside the self – that is, a love of God that gave it control and benevolence.

John Hannah

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Essnce05	4	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Tomato juice
2	c	Watermelon juice
2	oz	Pineapple juice
		Juice of two lemons
		Juice of three oranges
		Honey to sweeten
1/2	c	Brunoise melon
1/2	c	Bruonise cantaloupe
1/2	c	Brunoise mangos
1/2	c	Brunoise papaya
1/2	c	Brunoise pineapple
1/2	c	Brunoise peaches
1/4	c	Brunoise carrots; blanched
1/4	c	Brunoise celery
1	c	Ditalini pasta; cooked al dente
1/2	c	Chiffonade of mint

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing bowl, whisk the tomato juice, watermelon juice, pineapple
juice, lemon juice and orange juice together. Sweeten the liquid with
honey. Chill the liquid for 2 hours. In a mixing bowl, toss the remaining
ingredients together. Ladle the liquid into a shallow bowl. Garnish the
soup with the fruit mixture. This recipe yields 4 servings.
Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD
NETWORK - (Show # EE-2353 broadcast 07-15-1997) Downloaded from their
Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
10-04-1997
Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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“Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts. #Andrew Murray”

What does in mean to be spiritually poor? It means to be humble. It means to understand that you have no merit to offer to God. It means to understand that all you deserve is hell. It means to understand that you are spiritually bankrupt. It means to understand the unfathomable riches of Christ that by God’s sovereign grace have been accredited to your account. It means to boast not in yourself, but in Christ. It means emptying yourself of all your pride that the Holy Spirit might fill you with all of Christ… The humble pursuit of spiritual poverty is the path to true happiness. Empty of self, filled with the Holy Spirit and His fruit of joy.

Randy Smith