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There are some things we cannot change
For Such A
Time As This
Istis the fifteenth of May and as I
look out my office window I see
mall snowflakes making their
way down from the breezy skies.
It's also only a degree or two
out so we have turned on the
furnace in our apartment.
That's hardly the environment
that we expect half way through
May in southwestern Ontario,
but it is the reality of our experi-
ence this year.
We can bring the plants in
from the balcony in order to
ward off the effects of potential
frost. [which we did] We can
dress warmer, pulling out the
sweaters and heavier coats that
we used over the winter months.
And we can hunker down inside
cozily under a blanket.
But we can't change the weather.
There are a lot of'unchangea-
bles' in life. Learning to accept
the 'unchangeables' and separat-
ing them from those things we
can change will lead to greater
happiness and contentment, and
actually cause us to expend our
energy on the things that we can
change for the better.
Let me give you a few examples
Column
Pastor Laurie Morris
that I have mulled over for the past
fortyyears after I first heard some
teaching about this as a young
man. These four things are not an
exhaustive list, there are more, but
I thinkyou may get the idea and do
some thinking for yourself.
First, you can't change who your
parents are. They are indeed
imperfect human beings. Some of
the weaknesses in your parents will
be passed on to you. Getting past
that to accept the reality of your sit-
uation
ituation allows you to be free from
bitterness and resentment. Nowwe
can change the dynamic and tone
of our relationship with ourpar-
ents, but we were given the ones
that formed us with the genetic
code that came down to us.
Second, your physical features -
your height, voice, body build,
metabolism, complexion, eyes,
ears, hands, feet, and countless
other features, down to the
smallest detail are unique to you. It
was a great source of joy for me to
discover that they are expressions
of God's love and creativity, and
they are part of His purpose for me.
Psalm 139 has become one of my
favourite passages to meditate on.
Also, you have no control on
your birth order. As you accept
and understand the special
characteristics, tendencies, and
needs that relate directly to your
birth order, you can avoid the
destructive rivahy and bitter-
ness that are so common in fam-
ilies. You and I can change our
attitudes and behaviours that we
have with our siblings, but
where we are in the birth order
was established for us, not by us.
Here is one more - your ethnic-
ity. Each ethnic group has a
unique culture and characteristics.
Rejecting your ethnic and ances-
tral background will produce detri-
mental attitudes of either inferior-
ity or superiority. Accepting your
heritage will help you see other
people as the special work of God's
design. When we come to accept
that each ethnic group has some
uniqueness, we won't strive for
superiority and we can deal with
the inbred prejudice that often
comes out in surprising ways.
And as I said, this list isn't
exhaustive, but let me give you a
final one for this article. - your
time in history. Since God has a
special purpose for your life, He
has brought you into the world
at just the right time in history to
fulfill that purpose. To wish that
you had been born in a different
time is to reject God's purpose
for your existence at this time.
We might find that we have an
affinity towards another time in
history, however, each of us
reading this article is living 'now',
not 'then' and we must accept
that as an unchangeable.
I began the article by com-
menting on the weather we are
experiencing. I may not particu-
larly like it, but I cannot change it,
simple adapt to it.
There are lots of things that we
cannot change about ourselves,
but if we chafe under them we
become the losers as we put our-
selves in bondage to the 'what
if's' and 'I wish it were differents'
that we can all experience.
Let me encourage you to make
peace with those things that are
the 'unchangeables' of life, and to
expend your energy on the atti-
tudes and tasks over which we do
have some control and which will
make us into much better and ful-
filled people.
IN THE YEARS AGONE
May 27,1887
Messrs. Goderich and
McKenzie, two students of
Knox College, will address the
congregations of Egmondville
and Duff's church, McKillop on
the subject of foreign missions
on Sabbath forenoon next. We
notice by copies of the Grand
Forks, Dakota, Herald, recently
received, that Miss Marion
Murchie, fourth daughter of Mr.
Charles Murchie of Dakota and
a former resident of Dakota
and a former resident of the
township of Grey, in this county
was lately married to Dr. A. H.
Webster of Grand Forks Imme-
diately after their marriage the
young couple left for the Congo
River district in Africa, where
the Doctor has undertaken pro-
fessional work under the Amer-
ican Board of Foreign Missions.
Mrs. Webster is a niece of Mr.
Alexander Murchie Postmaster
of Winthrop.
May 31,1912
Walton - Th e comer stone of
the new Presbyterian church in
Walton was well and truly laid on
Friday last. There was a large
attendance of people present. Th
e ceremony of laying the stone
was performed by Rev. Dr. Turn-
bull, Toronto. At a special meet-
ing of the town council held on
Monday evening, the mayor and
treasurer were instructed to
transfer to the account of the
Public Library Board the sum of
$800 for the purchase of the site
for the new Carnegie Library. It
was also decided to extend the
water pipes on Goderich Street
from Laidlaw's corner to McMi-
cheal's corner and to have the
work done as soon as possible.
May 2811937
Th e sixtieth anniversary of St.
Paul's Church, Hensall, will be
observed on Sunday, June 6, when
special service in honor of the
occasionwill be held. Pupils of the
Seaforth Public School observed
Empire Day on Friday afternoon
when a splendid program, in
keeping with day, was presented
on the spacious school lawn. Prin-
cipal P.B. Moff at acted as chair-
man. Mr. J. E. Keating, president of
the Seaforth Branch of the Cana-
dian Legion, spoke of the students
on the significance of Empire Day,
tracing its development through-
out the four comers of the world
and in all the countries that make
up the British Empire.
May 31,1962
During the first week they were
in operation, Seaforth parking
meters produced $108.71. Fiftyper
cent of the money recovered from
the meters is applied to the pur-
chase - the balance goes into the
town's general revenue account. A
half century of service to agricul-
turewas marked Tuesday evening,
when William R. Dougall, Hensall,
was presented with an agricultural
service diploma by the South
Huron Agricultural Society. Mr
Dougall who has been a member
of the society of 50 years served for
a number of years as secretary.
The meeting completed plans for
the 75th spring show being held in
Hensall on Friday June 8. Th e
Main Street block owned by the
estate of the late Mrs. R. H. Peck,
was sold this week to Walter Mur-
ray, of Seaforth. Lack of interest on
the part of members and the pub-
lic has forced a suspension of
activities by the Seaforth High-
landers Band Decision to suspend
all band activities was taken by the
band executive Tuesday, when
repeated eff orts to attract attend-
ance at weekly practices failed.
Norman Long, who for the past 27
year has carried the mail on Rural
Route 2, Klppen, and until trucks
took over from the CNR station
station to the post offi ce, will retire
Th ursday.
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