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> THE DIVINE PURPOSE OF TIME___ Tuesday (04/28/26): St. Worships & Gospel Demos with Berkeley/Oakland Neighbors
Time was never empty.
Before it was counted,
before it was measured,
before it was feared or wasted—
it was given.
Not as a container to fill,
but as a path to walk.
Not as something to control,
but as something to answer.
Time moves, yes—
but not aimlessly.
It leans.
It gathers.
It draws all things toward a meaning
hidden within its passing.
Every hour carries a quiet intention,
every moment a seed unseen,
waiting not for observation,
but for response.
We thought time was ours—
to spend, to delay, to lose.
But time has always belonged
to something greater.
It does not ask for efficiency.
It asks for faithfulness.
Not how fast you moved,
but whether you loved.
Not how much you achieved,
but whether you answered.
There is a purpose woven into time
that cannot be rushed
and cannot be escaped.
It appears
in the interruption you did not plan,
in the face you did not expect,
in the moment you almost ignored.
And there—
without announcement—
time fulfills its meaning.
Time is not fulfilled at the end.
It is fulfilled
in the moment it is received.
In the turning of the heart,
in the act of mercy,
in the courage to remain
when leaving would be easier.
There is a divine patience within time—
a waiting that does not force,
a calling that does not shout.
Yet it persists.
Through all the noise,
through all the speed,
through all the ways we try to outrun it—
time remains
what it has always been:
A gift that carries a will.
A moment that carries eternity.
A calling that carries the voice of God.
And so time continues,
not merely passing,
but approaching—
until the moment
you no longer measure it,
but finally
understand why it was given.
Pastor Steven G. Lee
St. GMC Corps
April 27, 2026
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