Sept 26 – Don Harron

Actor comedian Don Harron was a familiar figure in Canadian life for many years. He used wigs, makeup, a woman’s voice or a different pair of spectacles. Other times he donned a wool cap, raggedy sweater, and became lovable Charlie Farquharson. But from time to time he put away his costumes and appeared as himself. He once said ”Playing Don Harron is the toughest for me. I’m an actor and I like to hide.” And many of us find it easier to have different faces for different situations instead of facing our true selves courageously and admitting what we are really like. John’s Gospel says of Christ, “He did not need man’s testimony about man, for He knew what was in man.” God knows what we are all about. He calls on us to acknowledge what we are – sinners by nature and by choice – and He invites us turn to Jesus Christ for forgiveness and a right relationship with Him.