A bowl of this bargain bin fruit
was artistry displayed on my kitchen table. My children longed for the
sterile flavor of Kraft Dinner.
But there comes a time when you
must buy quality. We discovered a Sunkist grocery store in Toronto. The
display counters piled with fruit and vegetables enticed us to stop and take
a closer look.
I died and went to fruit heaven,
surrounded by every known fruit and vegetable. No brown spots or dull pasty
colors. These fruits and vegetables were sun-ripened, picked at their peak,
and shipped with care. Then I saw the price! But I couldn’t resist, and
spent 30 dollars.
Mangoes, cantaloupes, seedless
grapes, delicious apples, watermelon, cherry tomatoes, oranges, washed and
placed in a bowl on the kitchen table. Two hours later, they were gone.
Disappeared!
Vanished!
Then an astonishing thing occurred.
My daughter Joy, who is normally a picky eater, asked, Dad, is there any
more of that awesome fruit?
The next day our whole family took
a trip into Toronto to shop at Sunkist. We left with a carload of fruits and
vegetables. Vine-ripened cherry tomatoes as sweet as candy. Ruby red,
thin-skinned, firm Delicious apples. Seedless, sweet, juice-filled oranges.
Sun-ripened, fragrant cantaloupes with honey-flavored, bright orange flesh.
Green and red seedless grapes which explode with the flavor of the sun.
Tropical large heavy mangoes with inviting orange flesh. Exotic Lychee
nuts
with their jelly-like nectar. Mysterious papaya with a musty, sweet-flavored
flesh. Rotund watermelon with its iridescent red sponge-like flesh,
saturated with sweet juice. What an awesome Creator! A car filled with His
blessing, representing His creativity, love, and provision. Bright colors,
smells and flavors. Such diversity!
He is the God of Imagination. The
Lord of Creativity. He has an Artist's heart, an eye for color. He’s got
flare, pizzazz, style and knows how to make a fashion statement. He is not a
boring, gray, pale, monotone, suit and tie, retrained, dusty, ordinary,
locked-in-tradition, close-minded, theological, melancholy, lifeless God.
Butterflies, tropical fish,
peacocks, nebulae, quartz, a snowflake, fall colors, rainbows, reflections
on a dew drop, an orchid petal, the cotton white of a cloud, contrasted by
rich, deep blue—living paintings of the Eternal Artist of Heaven. How can
we be so blind not to see and so deaf not to hear. How can we not taste and
know Him for who He is? He is the Eternal Living God!
We experienced the joy of His
presence when we ate. A taste of heaven to come. A food fit for angels and
kings. A taste of Eden. God’s banquet table. Cells and taste buds created
to receive such a blessing. This food was worth every penny. My children
have discovered a love for raw food.
We would like to equip you with
information on individual fruits, their unique nutritional value and how to
choose them at their peak of tastiness.
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