Name: Spinach Salad with Black Beans
Ingredients: 1 pk (8-oz) purchased complete spinach salad mix; 1 c Green Giant Niblets frozen corn; thawed, -or-; 1 cn (7-oz) Green Giant Niblets whole kernel sweet corn; drained; 1 cn (15-oz) Green Giant black beans; drained, rinsed; 1 md Tomato; seeded, chopped

The Discipline of silence is the voluntary and temporary abstention from speaking so that certain spiritual goals might be sought. Sometimes silence is observed in order to read, write, pray, and so on. Though there is no outward speaking, there are internal dialogues with self and with God. This can be called “outward silence.” Other times silence is maintained not only outwardly but also inwardly so that God’s voice might be heard more clearly.

Donald S. Whitney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Salad	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	(8-oz) purchased complete spinach salad mix
1	c	Green Giant Niblets frozen corn; thawed, -or-
1	cn	(7-oz) Green Giant Niblets whole kernel sweet corn; drained
1	cn	(15-oz) Green Giant black beans; drained, rinsed
1	md	Tomato; seeded, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Place spinach in large bowl. Add dressing from packet; toss to coat. Add
corn, beans and tomato; stir gently to combine. Sprinkle with croutons and
bacon from packets. Serve immediately.
CALORIES: 180     SODIUM: 180MG
CHOLESTEROL: 5MG     FAT: 8G
CARBOHYDRATE: 23G    SAT: 1G
From <Meals In Minutes>, a Pillsbury Classic Cookbook.  Downloaded from
Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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“God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.”

Those in the world do not respond well to pain. They fear it, despise it and run from it. They struggle with why God would allow suffering. They see no purpose in it. They make themselves out to be a victim and with bitter hearts blame the world for their misfortunes. They fret, overreact, whine, and complain. They throw massive pity-parties. They lose peace and joy and move further away from God. On the other hand, Christians know from the Bible and experience that God sovereignly permits suffering to enter our lives. We trust His goodness and wisdom and remain under the trial until it accomplishes God’s designed work in our lives. Since His primary goal is to make us holy, God gets our attention through the trial and then is continually refining our character. We don’t minimize the pain and sorrow, but know deep inside through faith that good will come out of it. We can therefore give thanks for all things and maintain our joy and peace despite apparently unfavorable circumstances. Do you see the diametrically opposed contrast to the world?

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