Subject: Was Bible time kept the same way as now |
Bible Note: Parable, one is oft given to wonder whether the invention of the clock is a blessing or a curse! The coining of such phrases as 'fast-food restaurant' and 'time is money' are perhaps as good as any other indicators of how pandemic modern man's obsession by time really is. Some years ago my wife and I visited Yosemite and were struck not only by its breath-taking splendor but also by our total lack of any sense of the passage of time among those majestic peaks and valleys.... I like the story of a pig farmer who was approached by a young man who tried to sell him a new formula of pig chow that would bring his pigs to market weight twice as fast as the feed the farmer was using. "Not interested" said the farmer. "But, sir," the salesman replied, "this formula will save several weeks of growing time." The farmer replied, "Like I said, I ain't interested. Besides, what's time to a pig?" .... In these days of instant oatmeal and microwave ovens, we should do well to paste the words of Isaiah 40:31 on our bathroom mirrors and commit them to memory: "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.".... We are too much like the harried young housewife and mother of three small children, who prayed, "Lord, teach me to be patient -- and please hurry." --Hank |