My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. (Psalm 31: 15-16)
Some suggest that time is a human creation and largely an illusion.
In this psalm "my times" is the Hebrew 'eth meaning much the same as the English time. 'Eth is derived from the 'ad which means continuing future, perpetuity, forever.
The human experience of time is, usually, as something limited or something to be managed. Sometimes we can even come to perceive time as the enemy.
God's time is infinite, inexhaustible, always unfolding, never closing, and always producing new possibilities.
Perhaps time is a creation of God, but - as with so many of God's gifts - we have misunderstood and misused time.
More on time is available at The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Some suggest that time is a human creation and largely an illusion.
In this psalm "my times" is the Hebrew 'eth meaning much the same as the English time. 'Eth is derived from the 'ad which means continuing future, perpetuity, forever.
The human experience of time is, usually, as something limited or something to be managed. Sometimes we can even come to perceive time as the enemy.
God's time is infinite, inexhaustible, always unfolding, never closing, and always producing new possibilities.
Perhaps time is a creation of God, but - as with so many of God's gifts - we have misunderstood and misused time.
More on time is available at The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
posted by Didymus | 5:28 AM
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