CHANGING TIME(S)

             Remember to set your clocks back Saturday night. Otherwise you will be at Church an hour before everyone else. Daylight Savings Time is fairly well accepted now. But some still complain about changing times.

            A lot of people in my age bracket would like to change the times more drastically and go back to the 1950’s. For us that was a golden age. After World War Two people were prospering, buying homes and automobiles, going on vacations and sending their children to college. Rock and roll ruled musically, and T.V. shows were family oriented like “Father Knows Best” and “Ozzie and Harriet.”

            The emergence of the flower children and hippies in the 1960’s challenged the morals and lifestyles of our youth. Vietnam anti-war demonstrations and the civil rights movement further changed things.

            But, honestly, would we really want to go back to the 1950’s? For much of our population those were not a golden age. Instead, they were days of poverty and struggle. Besides, think of all the advances which have been made in 60 years. Because of medical advances I, and many more like me, am still alive. Medical discoveries, advances in care and changes in lifestyles have advanced the average lifespan by almost 20 years. Also, in spite of the current economic downturn, a greater percentage of the population has been able to achieve the “American Dream.”

            True, 2012 has some drawbacks and problems, but this is our time. Paul exhorts us “See that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time…” (Ephesians 5:15-16)

 

Grace and peace.