Washing the dishes

Numbers 35: 1-3, 9-15, 30-34
Psalms 5, 6
Romans 8:31-39
Matthew 23:13-26

Matthew 23:13-26

Dishwashers do not have eyes. This is a distinct disadvantage as they just cannot see the last bit of tomato sauce that caked on the plate. It is easy to give a glance and just look at the outside of a cup. Think what sometimes goes into a cup. In our house it is usually hot tea. I use the real thing, no sweepings in sealed in bits of tissue. I am a leaf and strainer person. I use a teapot and only use my cup for drinking the tea, not for brewing too. What is left afterward a delightful cup of tea is the dregs. A few leaves and a mixture of tea and milk. leave the cup lying around for a few days because you were not organized enough to take it to the dishwasher or to wash it that day and the liquid evaporates. Wash the cup. The dishwasher is oblivious to the dried remains of your delicious tea. Be tidy and put the cup in the cupboard. Now when you get it out tomorrow thee is a high probability that there will still be a dark rim around the inside of the bottom of the cup. Do not fprget to look in the bottom of a cup before you use it.
How good do I look? Are my clothes and face clean? Is my hair brushed? Do I smell of this morning's doggy walk and closet cleaning? You might have to get a little closer to discover the answer to this. What am I thinking? You might never know the answer to this ( I might neither).
all may look good but it might not be so. Just so with us as with the Pharisees.

Eat some scones with your tea. That's really good.

Scones

8ozs flour- about one and a half cups
3 teaspoons baking powder
1.5 tablespoons margarine
milk to mix
jam
cream

Place the flour and baking powder in a bowl with the margarine. Rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add enough milk to for a soft but nor sticky dough. Turn onto a floured board. Cut with a 2 inch cookie cutter and place on a greased baking tray.

Bake at 425 deg F for 15 minutes until golden.

Cool
Whip cream (unsweetened)
Cut into half horizontally.
Spread with jam and top with a dollup of cream

picture : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Scones.JPG