A little bored with your meat? This oughta spice things up.

This is how far the world has come: you can buy rattlesnake meat on Amazon.com. Or you could at one point – unfortunately for all those of you who find yourself wishing for something other than beef and chicken and pork and giraffe and frog legs, it is listed as “currently unavailable”.

Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/Rattlesnake-meat-Medium-2-5-pack/dp/B000NNKJRS/ref=pd_ts_gf_1/002-3135675-2443208?ie=UTF8&s=gourmet-food

And here’s what they say about it: “Rattlesnake is light and chewy,with a delicate flavor that resembles chicken.” (That must be true. After all, what doesn’t resemble chicken these days?)

Onward.

This hymn by Civilla D. Martin is a beautiful portrait of a believer’s identification and acceptance “in the Beloved”. Wow – it’s a beautiful truth.

“In the Beloved” accepted am I,
Risen, ascended, and seated on high;
Saved from all sin thro’ His infinite grace,
With the redeemed ones accorded a place.

Refrain

“In the Beloved,” God’s marvelous grace
Calls me to dwell in this wonderful place;
God sees my Savior, and then He sees me,
“In the Beloved,” accepted and free.

“In the Beloved”— how safe my retreat,
In the Beloved accounted complete;
“Who can condemn me?” In Him I am free,
Savior and Keeper forever is He.

Refrain

“In the Beloved” I went to the tree,
There, in His Person, by faith I may see
Infinite wrath rolling over His head,
Infinite grace, for He died in my stead.

Refrain