The portion of space that my body occupies is taken up in exclusion of anyone else. Yet no one possesses time. There is no moment that I possess exclusively. This very moment belongs to all as it belongs to me. If space and place divide us, then time can bring us together since it is something we all share.
Time is a holy gift because it is for everyone.
It is the most democratic of gifts and can help us see that every other gift is also for sharing. It is the transformation of our days and years so that they may become a time of grace and loving kindness for all. It is both a gift and something for which we must work. It is this spirit that many Christians are trying to nurture in themselves as they approach the new year. We are trying to see this moment in time not in terms of Y2K, but in terms of Jubilee.