Dance with Time: Scandal: God was Born series - Tim Knipp (Luke 2:1-7)

A Jewish girl at prayer
electrified history
in a particular place
at a specific time.

Time.

A gift we step into
to encounter God.
Drink from the chalice
of sacred moments;
let none slip by
uncaressed. 

Chronos clocks tick
draining life,
boxing time.
Kairos time
is divine,
tingling air, alive
with possibility.

In Bethlehem
chronos and kairos
met and danced.

We can learn 
the steps
through practice:
daily sabbath moments,
weekly hours
and yearly times
of reflection.
One step
at a time.

Some will feel clumsy,
the minutes chunky and loud,
but practice
can lead us
into fluid movement,
a dance
with Time
where we accept the gift
and let it twirl us
into His arms.