Subject: An Easter Story Cookies
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sat Apr 14 2001 - 08:07:32 EDT
"An Easter Story Cookies"
(By popular request)
You will need the following ingredients:
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
A pinch salt
1 cup sugar
A zipper baggie
A wooden spoon
Tape
Bible
Your children
Preheat oven to 300 F.
Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat
them with the wooden spoon to break into small
pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested He
was beaten by the Roman soldiers.
Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon of
vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus
was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.
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 child's hand. Let them
taste it and 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 1
cup sugar. 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 Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes
until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white
represents the purity in G-d's eyes of those whose
sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax
paper covered cookie sheet. 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. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.
Read Matthew 27:65-66.
GO TO BED!
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the
oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when
the tomb was sealed.
Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone
a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite.
The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus'
followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matthew 28:1-9.
HE HAS RISEN!!!!
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The Name of G-d
NOTE for the curious ones: I do not spell out the name
of G-d out of respect to the Deity and not for any other
reasons. I do not do it to please somebody; I do it for
myself. I may be The Joke Mistress who occasionally
makes fun of the Deities, but I remain a deeply
spiritual person. Frankly, it is against my religion to
spell out the name of HaShem. For additional explanation,
please see http://www.ladyhawk.com/jan9.html
The above is *not* open to discussion.
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