We seem to move so quickly each day. We scurry about from time to time and place to place. The seasons roll together. It is soon to be Christmas again. I just remember putting the items of Christmas away. It seems like just yesterday. I thought about all that was to come in time the time between this Christmas and next. Here we are. It is quickly approaching.
It is interesting that the ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a time in between, a moment of undetermined period of time in which something special happens. While chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative nature. I think that is God's time. The time in between. The time that no one ever thinks about. The in between time.
The term kairos is used in theology to describe the qualitative form of time. In theology, it can be for a passing instant when an opening appears. We call success moving through that period of time when the door is open. The issue becomes that we must make a choice to go through the door of time when it opens. We must be in tune with God and God's time or we miss the opportunity.
In the New Testament, kairos means "the appointed time in the purpose of God", the time when God acts. We see that reference in the Gospel of Mark 1.15, the kairos is fulfilled. Our question today should be first, are we aware of our time? Secondly, are we aware enough to choose to actually take advantage of time and walk through it. Are we really in tune with time? Perhaps not.
Let's begin to watch our time more closely. Be aware of every moment. Be in the moment. Watch as it occurs. Be in time as a fully present being. I think that is where we will find God. God is in the in between. The time between is God time. Enjoy time. Enjoy God!
