HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-14, Page 17From the Minister’s Study THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987. PAGE 17.
Thanksgiving is always giving thanks to God
BY REV. VIC JAMIESON
BELGRAVE AND BRUSSELS
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
It is sad but true that most people
credit themselves or other people
for what they have accomplished in
life.
Most of us come through
difficult times. Later when we
Anglican church wants
religious school course
The head of the Anglican Church
in Ontario has sent a letter to all
school boards in the province,
pressing for a pilot project to test its
suggestion of an interfaith curricu-
lum to be taught in all public
schools.
The Most Reverend John C.
Bothwell, Archbishop of Niagara,
says that the church feels that such
a curriculum “is a logical next step
now that increased funding for
separate schools has been approv
ed by the Supreme Court of
Canada."
Stating that since the Anglican
Church, along with its ecumenical
partners, feels that the quality of
acquire higher education, a good
job, status in our community
and/or financial assets, we be
come proud about what we have.
We have real difficulty humbling
ourselves before God to thank him
as the true source of all life’s
blessings, and hardships.
In Deuteronomy 8: 17-18, Moses
public education and the place of
religion in public schools still
remainas important issues, the
Most Reverend Mr. Bothwell
suggestslhatthe religious curricu
lum be taught by professionally
trained teachers at various levels in
public schools.
‘‘We believe that such a pro
gram would help all students
toward an increased understand
ing and respect for all faiths, and
prevent further fragmentation of
public education," the chief pastor
of the Anglican Church says.
The Huron County Board of
Education has referred the letter
back to its education committee for
further study.
warns the Israelites who were
about to enter the Promised Land
after 40 years in wilderness: “You
must never think that you have
made yourselves wealthy by your
own power and strength. Remem
ber that it is the Lord your God who
gives you the power to become
rich."
Hardships unfortunately do not
necessarily humble some of us to
thank God for all things. In spite of
40 years of God’s sending hard
ships to test their dependence on
Him, Moses needed to remind the
Israelites to obey the Lord, as their
God.
We need to ask ourselves today:
Have we become too proud of what
we mistakenly have accomplished
and/or acquired, to humble our
selves before God and give him
thanks for everything? What most
of us do in life says: Yes! This is
reflected in little Bible study,
prayer or witness to the fact that
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‘‘the hopes and fears of all the
years have been met’’ in God’s
revelation of himself in Jesus
Christ of Nazareth.
It is sad to point out that our
public education system, origin
ally founded on Christian - Judeo
principles, now is largely humanis
tic, a belief that man can proudly
provide for all his own needs apart
from humbly acknowledging God.
Even sadder still is the fact that
many who profess to be Christians
belong to community organiza
tions that either believe in other
gods or build up people’s pride by
their accomplishments.
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How can we get ourselves
straightened out? God, through his
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sincerely confess that we are
separated from Him, and ask Jesus
to be Lord, the one for whom we
live, He will be our Saviourwho will
help us to give thanks to God
always. Unless we do this, we face
possible destruction by God’s
anger like other people in the past
who could only thank themselves
or other human beings for the
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