Article December 31, 1979 Issue

You are praiseworthy

LETTY K. DENMAN

During a television tribute to him, a famous actor related an anecdote about his father. I remember his describing how his decision to give up a business career for acting met with his father's total disapproval. Each night when he came home from rehearsals, he was greeted with a "towering silence."

When opening night arrived, his father relented and attended with the rest of the family. Later that evening during a family discussion, one of the actor's sisters made a remark that was slightly critical. At this point the father said, "Leave him alone. He was perfect!"

Haven't most of us at one time or another longed to hear words of praise? If such commendation seems to be lacking in our lives, we can do something about it. Right away we can start ridding ourselves of the belief that we can really be separated from good. God is good and God is infinite, so we can never be outside this goodness.

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