C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Sunday June 29, 2025

"Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him."-1 Thessalonians 4:14
    
    Let us not imagine that the soul sleeps in insensibility. "Today shalt thou be with me in paradise," is the whisper of Christ to every dying saint. They "sleep in Jesus," but their souls are before the throne of God, praising Him day and night in His temple, singing hallelujahs to Him who washed them from their sins in His blood. The body sleeps in its lonely bed of earth, beneath the coverlet of grass. But what is this sleep? The idea connected with sleep is "rest," and that is the thought which the Spirit of God would convey to us. Sleep makes each night a Sabbath for the day. Sleep shuts fast the door of the soul, and bids all intruders tarry for a while, that the life within may enter its summer garden of ease. The toil-worn believer quietly sleeps, as does the weary child when it slumbers on its mother's breast. Oh! happy they who die in the Lord; they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them. Their quiet repose shall never be broken until God shall rouse them to give them their full reward. Guarded by angel watchers, curtained by eternal mysteries, they sleep on, the heritors of glory, till the fulness of time shall bring the fulness of redemption. What an awaking shall be theirs! They were laid in their last resting place, weary and worn, but such they shall not rise. They went to their rest with the furrowed brow, and the wasted features, but they wake up in beauty and glory. The shrivelled seed, so destitute of form and comeliness, rises from the dust a beauteous flower. The winter of the grave gives way to the spring of redemption and the summer of glory. Blessed is death, since it, through the divine power, disrobes us of this work-day garment, to clothe us with the wedding garment of incorruption. Blessed are those who "sleep in Jesus."
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Recipe Round-Up: Lighter Recipes


Favorite Lightened Up Recipes | Gooseberry Patch Recipe Round-Up

Summertime calls for lighter fare! It's the season when cool, crunchy salads, grilled goodies and fat-free desserts are on the menu! Share your best LIGHTER versions of everyday dishes or your favorite new discoveries on the lighter side at this week's party...we can't wait to see what you're cookin' up!
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We love this easy wrap because it incorporates flavorful chicken with fresh veggies...it's just made for summertime picnics! You'll find it in our cookbook, 101 Soups, Salads & Sandwiches.

Grilled Chicken Zucchini Wraps Recipe | Lightened Up Recipe Round Up | Gooseberry Patch

Grilled Chicken & Zucchini Wraps
Teresa Willett of Ontario, Canada, shared this recipe with us. She writes, "These wraps are a huge hit with my family...even my son who claims he doesn't like zucchini!"
101 Soups, Salads and Sandwiches cookbook from Gooseberry Patch4 boneless, skinless
    chicken breasts
4 to 6 zucchini, sliced
    lengthwise into
    1/4-inch thick slices
olive oil
salt and pepper
    to taste
1/2 c. low-fat ranch
    salad dressing, divided
8 10-inch whole-grain
    flour tortillas
8 leaves lettuce
Garnish: shredded Cheddar cheese
Brush chicken and zucchini with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill chicken over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Turn chicken over; add zucchini to grill. Grill 5 minutes longer, or until chicken juices run clear and zucchini is tender. Slice chicken into strips; set aside. For each wrap, spread one tablespoon salad dressing on a tortilla. Top with a lettuce leaf, 1/2 cup chicken and 3 to 4 slices of zucchini. Sprinkle with cheese; roll up. Makes 8 servings.
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