“In the Lord’s eyes, One day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years are as a day.”(2 Peter 3:8) The inspired author’s way of saying that the eternal God stands outside the framework of time. To me it refers to those moments when I am touching the divine, when I am in some small measure in communion with the person of God – when it seems as if time stands still.

They occur when I spend a day of solitude at a retreat center every year for my birthday; sometimes during a Beethoven symphony; occasionally taking in the canopy of stars and galaxies above me while camping; frequently in contemplation after receiving the Eucharist; and every so often while just sitting on a couch with my son, Tommy, who has very limited speech, as he lays his head on my shoulder and we dwell in silence.

When Time Stands Still will serve as the theme for my reflections in the hopes that they will encourage you to stand still with the Divine, too.