This weekend Americans mark the end of the summer with the celebration of Labor Day. We know that autumn is around the corner, as we are already seeing the clear evidence of the seasonal change that is coming. From my perspective the summer flew by so quickly, and although it still held the required number of days, I am in awe of the time that has escaped me. Of course, I know I am not the only one who thinks this, as many have commented on how this season just seemed to come and go in a flash.
Time is a gift. Regardless, of the season, where we happen to live, or who we are. Time is important and it is fleeting. Time is something we want to preserve, and it is what we have recorded with extreme accuracy throughout the ages since the very beginning. We desire to have clear evidence of what has passed. Time has always been marked with information and knowledge that we can read about in history books. Time has value.
In regard to relationships, some people believe that what was lost can never be experienced again. Time does march on, but another day and time awaits us, and so does the opportunity for restoration. Within that day, and time, a relationship that was lost can be resurrected, sickness that kept a person from doing what they wanted to do can be a thing of the past, and regrets that bound us up can be finally left behind.
Time is to be enjoyed, marked, and lived to the fullest. I believe that we need to take the time we have and make it a priority by sharing ourselves with others, doing simple things that bring joy, and never forgetting that we each have a moment in time that belongs to us alone.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 CSB There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and time to build; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing; a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away; a time to tear and a time to sew; a
time to be silent and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.