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 We are already more than half way through January and as that old saying goes: time and tide waits for no one.
It’s a strange thing ”time” simply because, although we know that it seems to remain constant (i.e. seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc) the way that we spend our time seems to effect the way it goes.
If you are in a rush, and you have just missed your bus, or are stuck in a traffic jam, then a few minutes can seem like hours. If you are having a great time with family and friends then hours can just disappear like minutes.
We seem to live most of our lives either in the past (thinking about what we have done or failed to do, how good we are or usually how bad we are) or in the future, where we worry about the things that are to come, the challenges, the problems, the difficult decisions, etc)
Jesus said: I came so that everyone would have life,
and have it in its fullest. (John 10:10)
This life that Jesus offers is not in the past. It is also not in the future.
God created time for humans to live in, but God lives in the Eternal Present. The present is the ONLY place that we can live if we want to live life in its fullest.
The past has gone and we cannot change it. The future will never start until it becomes the present. If we do not live in the present we will never be able to live the life that Jesus promises us.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ who died for us,
forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may serve
you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.
I wish you life in all its fullness – In Jesus’ name
Brian
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Vicars Monthly Letter