Elders, deacons - you have been given a fresh batch of chronological time, the next three years. You are entering a new chapter. May God guide you to use it well. May He guide you, and each of us to be open to special moments that appear within these larger chronologies of time. The Bible uses a special word to describe these kinds of moments.
Chronos time is the marking of the seasons, the turning of calendar pages.
Kairos time is taking a red marker and highlighting certain moments along the calendar way. It's a highlight point along the way. One that goes right up there with your marriage. Kairos moments of time - births, new jobs, trips, encounters, events with parents or children. Today is Father's Day, a chance for us to look back along the chronology that has already swept under the bridge, so to speak, and to consider some of those kairos moments we have encountered.