Have you ever eaten haggis?

My dictionary defines haggis as "a Scottish dish made of the lungs, heart, etc. of a sheep or calf, mixed with suet, seasoning, and oatmeal and boiled in the animal's stomach".

What is suet? "Hard fat from around the kidneys and loins of cattle and sheep: used in cooking and as a source of tallow".

Tallow? "The pale yellow solid fat extracted from the natural fat of cattle, sheep, etc. used in making candles, soaps, lubricants, etc."

Yum.

No wonder haggis seems to generate a negative reaction with many people. Is it the daunting list of ingredients, is it the appearance, or is it maybe just hearsay or fear of the unknown? Whatever it may be, I've talked to many people who insist that they don't like haggis, though very few have ever eaten it.

Well, I finally got my chance. In April I had my first taste of haggis, courtesy of Stuart Carroll Quality Meats, Brampton's best butcher.

Imagine my surprise when not only I but my entire family, including all four children, tried it and liked it.

** Warning! Corny metaphor alert! **
So I got to thinking, what are some other (haggises? haggi? What is the plural form of haggis, anyway?) in my life?

Every prejudice that governs my life constricts my relationships and experiences. That's why I think Jesus used many different ways to heal people of the same afflictions. He wanted to make sure that we didn't place limits on how or when God would work in our lives. When I pray or enter a relationship or attend an event or start a conversation with prejudice, who knows what I may be missing?

"When we are certain of the way God is going to work, He will never work in that way anymore." - Oswald Chambers

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"The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it representative of a whole class." - Walter Lippmann

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." - Edward R. Murrow

"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged." - Matthew 7:1

"Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts." - E. B. White

Larry Hehn

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