Learning a lot about time these days. The time I don’t have, actually.

I don’t have time to go there. I don’t have time to stay here. And if I’m really honest, I don’t have time write this. Newsflash though, neither do you! And neither does he, she, or it. None of us has time. Whether it’s an inebriated palm pilot, overdue reading, or unscheduled meeting you’re already late for, we all struggle for minutes. Deadlines, dinners, dates—not to mention rest—our race with time is a finite capability chasing an infinite capacity.

So here’s my conclusion: time is confusing and a notion we’ll never understand.

But that’s a bad conclusion.

I think the actual conclusion is that “understand” and “accept” are two different things. Like it or not, we’re all gonna die and time determines many directions leading up to that point—meaning, we’re left with about two options: Time can be fought against, so that death becomes the enemy who fights against life, or it can be accepted, so that life becomes the freedom that overcomes death.

Our lives will never get easier and time is never going to be ‘enough.’ Understanding this, our timeless God chose to step out of omniscience into time. Perspectived by eternity, Jesus managed the element with miraculous discipline and fullness. Every planned meeting, meal and divine opportunity found his presence. Scripture never speaks of Jesus being overworked, overtired, or overly ill, so that he had to cancel, or postpone an engagement. He never writes about being stressed out, or overwhelmed by his plans. And though the saving of all humanity rested on his shoulders, not once do we hear him complaining about his “lack of time.” Rather, in a span of just three years, Jesus accomplished exactly what his ‘time’ set out to. No man was overlooked. No regrets were shared. Jesus knew what needed to be done. He knew what was necessary and moved passively active toward this end.

In the same way, we must figure out what needs to be done today. We must allow our timed end to find consistent backdrop against the timeless will of God. And in doing so, allow our finite days to intrude those of the divine.