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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-01-30, Page 9Times -Advocate, January 30, 1991 Pape 9 Life a its best The Good Lite If you take pan in any kind of regular worship, you've probably heard a lot about what is called "The Good Life". Its become a 'buzz' word that seems to imply one of two things. Either your faith offers you a guarantee' that you will experience only that which is pleasurable and desirable in life. Or, because .of your beliefs, you will live a life of severe constraint, forsaking all the pleasures our world has to offer. From the moment we are born, we strive to grow up, achieve inde- pendence, be mature, Sigmund Freud, the psychoanalysts, was once asked, "What should a normal person be able to do?" His response, "Love and Work". Rev. David McKechnie, in his book Experiencing God's Pleasure, adds to that "Play and Worship', and says then you're talking spiritual maturity. I was out to the 'Blessings Unlimited' store in Zurich with my young daughter. As I was helping her select baby. clothes for her dolls, three times the saleslady referred to me as 'the Grandmother! I was glad I didn't have my 15 year old with me or she'd have been calling me "Great -Granny'! The truth is, we are young only once, but we can be immature in- definitely! Maturity comes by design and the mark of maturity is to be a person of joy and compassion - no matter what life throws your way. True maturity demands.a unifying principle in life. You see, every- one has self-love. Its self -extension that is the benchmark of maturi- ty. Preacher and author, Robert Schuller tells us that 'ego fulfillment comes through service, no/Iatus.' God has given to each of s, two incredible things: awesome abili- ty 'and freedom of choice. The tragedy is - for the most part, most of us have refused both! There is so much in our world that is good and pleasurable; much that is worthy of our desire. Of all the gifts that our faith offers - God's gift of choice has to be the most powerful. Maturity and living the 'good life' suggest that we somehow exer- cise our right to choose. Whether we are able to enjoy what life toss- es our way; our ability to accept challenges and never lose our lust for life, are all dependent on our using, to the fullest, this gift of choice. Bill Glaser, in his seminar on 'Reality Therapy' stressed that no one person can make us feel anything! If we are angry, its because we have chosen to be angry. If we have a migraine, its because we have chosen this as the most appropriate response we can make to the stresses in our lives. Given our knowledge, the information at hand, our understanding of options and consequences, we choose to respond in a way that al- ways seems most appropriate for us. And if we can choose a negative or destructive ,response, we can also learn to choose a positive response. So much of what we experi- ence in life is what we ourselves have chosen to make of it. Tim Hansel was an avid mountain -climber. One day, for some rea- son, he looked down from the mountain and lost his footing. Badly injured, and suffering a life-long disability, he says, "Pain is inevita- ble - misery is optional." By God's grace we are free to choose. Double surprise for parishioners GRAND BEND - Parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary church were in for a double surprise this weekend. They weregreeted by a guest celebrant, Father Vincent Guilikers, assistant pastor from Our Lady Help of Christians in Wallac- cburg, while pastor Paul Beck was conducting a cursillio in Chatham. They were also greeted by bare dry- wall in the sacristy, evidence of fresh renovations underway, and a promise left by Father Beck in the bulletin that things will look much better in the near future. We'll have to wait and see what surprises he has in store. The theme of Father Guiliker's sermon was "Repentance, and a call to conversion." There isn't much time left, for sin will destroy us, and war is a punishment from God, whose message is Turn back to Me. Many thanks to the loyal choir, its ranks much depleted by the flight of the snow birds, who show up each Sunday to sing, and thanks to the congregation who chime in and help us out! Please call 238- 2471 if any CWL member wishes to attend the February 6 Fun Night. We need a head count.in order to share a bus with Mt. Carmel. Good Value IZIZSR Remember when? By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Does anyone remember the great "Blizzard of '71"? It struck 20 years ago, from January 26 to 28, my fust Canadian winter. What a scary introduction that was,, and I'm rather glad that subsequent winters seldom lived up to such a standard. Although, the winters of '75 to '77, particularly the March Ice Storm of '76, did their best to impress everyone. 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