What is time? And how do we live a free and present life?The Message from The Gathering Place, Jan 29, 2023thegatheringplacefl.orgPastors Notes on Time: The Greek language captures two approaches to time: kairos and chronos.Kairos time - is the deep truest sense of time.(John Pauling in Living By Kairos Time in a Chronos World) "Kairos isthe deepest and truest form of time. Understanding that is the firststep. But then actions, habits, and practices are necessary toactually reorder and reorient our lives in accord with this deepestreality..Chronos just refers to time as duration or sequence, and kairos names aseasonal, cyclic kind of time: it’s the right time to plant tomatoes or makedinner or go to war. Kairos is three-dimensional, including time, space, andmeaning; time as story. Chronos, however, is flat, referencing only time andspace. As an example, consider life before mechanized time. Prior to mechanical clocks (which offer a very sequential chronos-form of time) it was easier to experience the kairos dimension of time as the natural ebbs-and-flows of  time followed the movement of the sun, cycles of the moon, and rhythms of theseasons—all in relation to a specific locale. The structure of time and one’s lifewere woven together with myths, stories, and rituals—whether seasonal,secular, or sacred. Another example could be the birth of a child. While therecertainly is a chronos dimension to the birth of a child—that my son William wasborn at such and such a chronological date and time—the event is most fullyunderstood as a life-changing event of becoming a parent; a kairos moment.In today’s world, driven almost exclusively by chronos, finding ways to allowkairos to punctuate and permeate our lives can reorient us towards permanentthings and higher goods. Now, making all of this real in our lives is hard. Livingby kairos time in a chronos world does not come easily, for chronos is a strongand jealous god. Thus, it requires thick practices that are embodied, authentic,communal, frequent, and ritualized to dethrone him. Small acts of resistancechip away at chronos’ power bit by bit. Here are some possible ways to givekairos room to flourish in our lives. — We need to properly order our lives livesand situate chronos time in relation to kairos - so we can experience HEAVENBREAKTHROUGH - GOD’S KINGDOM COME —In our lives. Daily dying toourselves and surrounding to God’s plans - listening to what God is saying(observing, reflecting, discussing) and Deciding “How will I respond” (plan,account, act); daily devotions, time in community, family time (dinner vs. familydinner) —instead of checking the box of ritual/ religion - FB quote - “Religion isa guy in church thinking about fishing. Relationship is a guy out fishingthinking about God.” — Movement to worship —connect with your CreatorGOD— GOD WHO PUT ON FLESH AND LIVED WITH US—JESUS —Can we take amoment to ponder and stand in Awe— Worship is a protest to the reign ofChronos—AMEN.

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