A Time for Everything

Of the numerous biblical references I remember from my long ago Scripture classes, one that came to mind today is the passage from Ecclesiastes 3 that begins: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die…” These well-known verses go on to declare that there is a proper time for each of the numerous activities that human beings engage in – from dancing and laughing and building up, to weeping and killing and breaking down. Clearly the reference is to balance and perhaps the cyclical nature of our lives, where joy and celebration don’t last forever, but neither do sadness and mourning. The passage concludes with the observation that each thing is beautiful in its time and serves a purpose in God’s overarching plan.

I am not Christian or even religious in the traditional temple-going sense, but so often our holy books are really about our daily lives. We have traveled so many phases of our lives life where the focus was outward – on a spouse or children or a career – it is wonderful to reach a phase where focus can now be turned upon ourselves. Of course this is self-centered but it is also right, because it is time. After all, there is a time for everything and this is my time.

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