A devotional piece by Michael Quoist, a French theologian, writing about the way to view time*
I went out, Lord.
Men were coming and going,
Walking and running.
Everything was rushing: cars, trucks, the street, and the whole town.
Men were rushing not to waste time.
They were rushing after time.
To catch up with time,
To gain time.
Good-bye, Sir, excuse me, I haven't time.
I'll come back. I can't wait, I haven't time.
I must end this letter--I haven't time.
I'd love to help you, but I haven't time.
I can't accept, having not time.
I can't think, I can't read, I'm swamped, I haven't time.
I'd like to pray, but I haven't time.
You understand, Lord, they simply haven't the time.
The child is playing, he hasn't time right now....Later on....
The schoolboy has his homework to do, he hasn't time.... Later on....
The student has his course, and so much work....Later on....
The young man is at his sports, he hasn't time....Later on....
The young married man has his new house; he has to fix it up.
He hasn't time....
Later on....
the grandparents have their grandchildren. They haven't time....
Later on....
They are ill, they have their treatments, they haven't time....
Later on....
They are dying, they have no....
Too late!.... They have no more time!....
In spite of all their efforts they're still short of time, of a great deal of time.
Lord, you must have made a mistake in your Calculations.
There is a big mistake somewhere.
The hours are too short,
The days are too short,
Our lives are too short....
You who are beyond time, Lord, you smile to see us fighting it.
And you know what you are doing.
You make no mistakes in you distribution of time to men.
You give each one time to do what you want him to do.
But we must not lose time
Waste time,
Kill time,
For time is a gift you give us,
But a perishable gift,
A gift that does not keep....
I am asking you tonight, Lord, for time to do this and then that,
But your grace to do conscientiously, in the time that you give me, what
you want me to do.
*Sometimes we complain that we do not have enough time for great Bible study. When I feel this way, I remember a devotional piece by Michael Quoist.. -G. Steve Kinnard
I went out, Lord.
Men were coming and going,
Walking and running.
Everything was rushing: cars, trucks, the street, and the whole town.
Men were rushing not to waste time.
They were rushing after time.
To catch up with time,
To gain time.
Good-bye, Sir, excuse me, I haven't time.
I'll come back. I can't wait, I haven't time.
I must end this letter--I haven't time.
I'd love to help you, but I haven't time.
I can't accept, having not time.
I can't think, I can't read, I'm swamped, I haven't time.
I'd like to pray, but I haven't time.
You understand, Lord, they simply haven't the time.
The child is playing, he hasn't time right now....Later on....
The schoolboy has his homework to do, he hasn't time.... Later on....
The student has his course, and so much work....Later on....
The young man is at his sports, he hasn't time....Later on....
The young married man has his new house; he has to fix it up.
He hasn't time....
Later on....
the grandparents have their grandchildren. They haven't time....
Later on....
They are ill, they have their treatments, they haven't time....
Later on....
They are dying, they have no....
Too late!.... They have no more time!....
In spite of all their efforts they're still short of time, of a great deal of time.
Lord, you must have made a mistake in your Calculations.
There is a big mistake somewhere.
The hours are too short,
The days are too short,
Our lives are too short....
You who are beyond time, Lord, you smile to see us fighting it.
And you know what you are doing.
You make no mistakes in you distribution of time to men.
You give each one time to do what you want him to do.
But we must not lose time
Waste time,
Kill time,
For time is a gift you give us,
But a perishable gift,
A gift that does not keep....
I am asking you tonight, Lord, for time to do this and then that,
But your grace to do conscientiously, in the time that you give me, what
you want me to do.
*Sometimes we complain that we do not have enough time for great Bible study. When I feel this way, I remember a devotional piece by Michael Quoist.. -G. Steve Kinnard
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