My knowledge of Greek is minimal and I never think about Greek without thinking of our friend, Rev. Tom Darr who is up in Pennsylvania now. Pastor Tom, an accountant, went to the Lutheran Seminary as his second calling in life and his nemesis there was the Greek language!
Our church supports a ministry called Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. which is the parent organization of a "body of ministries addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, their families and to those who work in the prison environment". This same "Kairos" word is often used to refer to Christian retreats for young people and others. So, broadly speaking, "Kairos" is God's Time and "Chronos" is our time.
This morning, we awoke to a clap of thunder - the first since Hurricane Ike - rather than our alarm clock. So, I commented that we were waking to God's time!
Then, I thought about applying these two words to our current Economic Nightmare. Perhaps we will see it resolved in Kairos rather than Chronos!
If the Presidential Debate is more than your brain cells want to handle tonight, may I suggest again Turner Classic Movie Channel where the 1967 classic, The Graduate could take you away for a while.
Now, Hubby will be playing his clarinet at practice tonight, so his mind will definitely be off Economics!
God Bless and have a peaceful day!
http://www.kairosprisonministry.org/
