HAPPY EASTER!

DAY EIGHT, March 31, 2002!

 THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

1 cup whole pecans

1 tsp. vinegar

3 egg whites

pinch salt

1 cup sugar

Plastic baggie

Wooden spoon

Tape

Bible

Preheat oven to 300°.

Place pecans in baggie and beat them with a wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested and He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.

Open the vinegar and let everyone smell it. Put 1 tsp. into the mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, all He was given to drink was vinegar. Read John 19:28-30.

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.

 Sprinkle a little salt into each person's hand. Let them taste it, then brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.

So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add the sugar and explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.

Beat with mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents our purity in God's eyes because our sins are cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18.

Fold in nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets lined with wax paper. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.

Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and TURN THE OVEN OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door shut. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66.

You're done! Explain that you cannot eat the cookies tonight, but that you have to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. That might not make anyone too happy. Explain that Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.

The next morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the  cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the third day, Jesus followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9.

Enjoy the cookies and relate to life's daily blessings through God's love and grace - noted especially on this holiest of days!

Well, I guess this is the last day. I hope you've 

enjoyed being spoiled as much as I enjoyed

spoiling you. 

I hope you have a Happy Easter and the Best Spring!

Oh, I almost forgot........ 

these cookies tell who I really am. (grin) Click on the chick cookie and visit me.

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