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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-08-28, Page 14• Page 14 Times -Advocate, August 28, 1991 COMMI IN ITY Signing up - Sharen Lynn, right; of the Exeter Minor Hockey Association was busy with tration Thursday night at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Registration for ringette was the annual regis- also held. Life at its best By Rev. Jeannie Udall l Catch the wave Jonah was a prophet in a prospering land. He was doing really swell job preannouncing his country's victories and watching as his predicted success became a reality. That is - until he thought he heard God tell him to go to Nineveh. Nineveh was the one truly impressive threat to Israel at the time. Preaching to foreigners was bad enough, but preaching to one's ene- mies sounded unpatriotic - if not completely suicidal! So Jonah does what any red-blooded Canadian would do - he flatly refuses and tries to run away from God! That's where we get into the story of 'Jonah and the Whale'. Actually, the Bible says big fish' but even today, there's a huge whale pictured at the entrance to the city of Joppa. Madison Avenue's way of commemo- rating the 'spitting -up' of Jonah on Joppa's shores! So Jonah tries to run from God; God sends a terrific storm and has the sailor's united in throwing Jonah overboard; a big fish swallows Jo- nah just before he drowns and for three days Jonah prays the prayer of all crisis people. "Please Lord, if You get me out of this, I will promise You any- thing!" Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, leading expert on death and dying, calls it the Bargaining Stage. Well', Jonah gets his second chance and darned if God doesn't ask him to do the same job - go and preach to your country's No. 1 enemy! Most people remember Jonah saying 'yes' and they think the story is over. Not so. Things are just beginning to get interesting. Jonah tells the people of Nineveh that unless they stop all their wick- edness and hatefulness within 40 days, God will destroy them. Incredible as it seems - all 120,000 people stop lying, cheating, steal- ing, abusing and hating. the entire city goes through the ritual of wear- ing sackcloth and going without food or drink for several days. That's a feat no contemporary Vice Squad could even hope to match! Naturally, God being such a soft -touch, forgives these people and promises not to devastate their city. That's the point where Jonah wants to spit -up something! You see, he knew God would have mercy and save his enemies. That's why Jonah didn't want this job in the first place. Jonah's way of handling conflict and crisis is always to run away. And so, once again, he shouts out his disappointment in God's decision, announces that he knew all along this was going to happen, becomes incredibly medodramatic and says he'd rather be dead, and then goes off to sit on a sand dune and sulk. Overnight a vine sprin*s up in the middle of this desert and provides shade to Jonah who's going through the motions of trying to kill him- self by sunstroke. The guy is appeased by the shade and begins to 'happy -up'. However, the very next day a worm kills the vine and this time Jonah is prepared to stand and fight with God. How dare God take away his vine; his only shade; his comfort! That's when we see our God in the typical parental mode. Here comes the les- son on "Why I do the things I do"! God says to Jonah, "You didn't plant the vine, tend it or water it. In fact, you did absolutely nothing. Besides that, you only had it one day, and yet you have such an attachament to this vine."- - Don't you think I should be even more attached to all those people in Nineveh whom I created and cared for, for so many years?" The story of Jonah is a mythical one. Biblical scholars agree that there never was a man named Jonah. But the message is clear. As faith- ful people, it is not enough that we believe in God, or that we know all about God. We are called to be and act just like God! That's a toughie! Of all the attributes we know God to have - compassion has to be No. 1 on the list. We are called to be compassionate people. That means thinking well of our enemies, caring for the poor, being helpful to the oppressed. Look your world and catch the wave. See what it is you can do to be a compassionate person and make our world a better place to live in. CLERK'S NOTICE OF FIRST POSTING OF PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS Prellminary List 1991 Village of Grand Bend NOTICE is hereby given that in compliance with Section 24 of The Municipal Elections Act, the list of all persons entitled to be electors at the upcoming municipal election in the Village of Grand Bend will be posted at the municipal office at the address listed below on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, 1991, and that such list shall remain in the office for inspection. AND all electors are called upon to examine the list for the pur- pose of making additions or corrections to or deletions from the list. THE time at which the revision will commence Is 9 a.m., Tues- day, the 3rd day of September, 1991. THE place at which the revision will commence is at the address given below. THE last day for filing applications for the revision of the list is Friday, the 11th day of October, 1991. DATED this 28th day of August, 1991. Paul Turnbull Clerk, Village of Grand Bend 4 Ontario Street Grand Bend, Ontario 238-8481 Rural leadership awards to be presented AUBURN - Huron County has many people who deserve recogni- tion for their contribution, leader- ship and dedication to agriculture and the rural community. The Hu- ron County Junior Farmers are of- fering an opportunity to award these people with Rural Leadership Awards. During Agri -Food week the Hu- ron county Junior Farmers host a dinner entitled "Huron County: An Agricultural Leader V". This years dinner will be held Monday, Octo- ber7 in the Auburn Community Hall. The presentation of the Rural Leadership Awards is the highlight of the evening. Organizations cannot run effi- ciently without the work of dedicat- ed volunteers. Organizations, whether social, educational or in- formative, enhance their communi- ties and the people who live there. Seldom are the volunteers who make these organizations strong recognized for their work, you now have the opportunity to reward them for their dedication. Nominations for the Rural Lead- ership Award are being acceded from individuals and organizauons until Monday, September 23. Nom- ination forms can be obtained by contacting Robert flunking at 523- 4316 or the Clinton O.M.AF. a< 482-3428. NOTICE Preliminary List of Electors for The Township of McGillivray The Preliminary List of all electors prepared as required by the Municipal Elections Act, will be publicly posted in the office of the Municipal Clerk on the 3rd day of September, 1991. Electors should examine the List to ensure that their names and relevant information are correctly shown. Applications tot inclusions, additions or corrections to or dele- tions from the List may be made by an Elector by completing and tiling a form obtainable at the office of the clerk. The last day for filing applications requesting additions, correc- tions or deletions is Friday, October 11, 1991. Shirley Scott, Clerk Township of McGillivray Take a stroll down our aisles and you'll be amazed at the values! THURSDAY AUGUST 29 and FRIDAY AUGUST 30 `CRUSADER SALE. DAYS" at EXETER BIG. V THURSDAY & FRIDAY ONLY &Wrnfrvhg Ys/a&srnl$pdth. . 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