ALUMNI RELATIONS
Convocation 2012
The Four Levels of Happiness
The Redeemer community celebrated the accomplishments of 205 graduates on May 26 with the 27th Convocation for the Conferring of Degrees.
Dr. John Patrick challenged graduates to be bold in talking to others about what it means for one’s faith to be integrated with life. He described the four levels of happiness as a pre-evangelism tool. When initiating conversation with a person, start with level 1, proceeding to the next level as the listener gives permission.
Level 1: Animal happiness – God calls us to satisfy our desires for food and sex in a healthy way. Problems arise if these desires are abused, and humans often abuse both.
Level 2: Seek joyful growth in wisdom. We should finish the day happier than when they started.
Level 3: Learn what you’re here to do. God prepares good works for us to do, not because He needs them but because we do; to serve is good for us.
Level 4: Have a life full of repentance. When we’re done on this earth, we go home to be in God’s presence. We may not feel that we’re “worthy” for that gift but God calls us to continually fall at His feet in repentance and welcomes us home when our journey on earth is done.
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Dr. Helen Vreugdenhil with
Christian Vandergeest, winner of
the Faculty Award
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President Hubert Krygsman with Shawna Druif, winner of
the Governor General’s Silver Medal
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