A Time for Him: Sunday Reflections for the Liturgical Year (A,B,C)

By Paschal G. Aggrey

A TIME FOR HIM brings to the reader, the soft voice of God amidst the noise that engulfs our society. It is a weekly (Sundays) and other feast-day reflections that seeks to lead the reader to a deeper awareness of himself and his relationship with God, neighbour and environment It is a thought-provoking and spirit-filled piece that captures the normal life-events that we encounter and our Christian way of handling them for the benefit of our souls and the salvation of all.
It is catechetical, practical, devotional and biblical

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496940407

Paschal G. Aggrey

A TIME FOR HIM brings to the reader, the soft voice of God amidst the noise that engulfs our society. It is a weekly (Sundays) and other feast-day reflections that seeks to lead the reader to a deeper awareness of himself and his relationship with God, neighbour and environment… It is a thought-provoking and spirit-filled piece that captures the normal life-events that we encounter and our Christian way of handling them for the benefit of our souls and the salvation of all. It is catechetical, practical, devotional and biblical…

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YEAR A

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1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR A, 28TH NOVEMBER, 2010

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STAY AWAKE

As we begin a new liturgical year today with the season of Advent, a period of preparation for the coming of the Lord, it is not far from right that the Church offers us the gospel passage from the good news authored by the evangelist Matthew. It is a passage that talks of one’s need to stay awake, in order not to be taken unawares at the Lord’s coming. The season of Advent has the general notion of COMING- the coming of the Messiah. This coming has a double sense; his first coming as a baby and his second coming to judge the world. So advent behooves on us to be prepared for his second coming as we relive his first coming, the climaxing of our salvation history.

There are various reasons for which one keeps awake, ranging from insomnia to creating more time in order to achieve some task. Besides, staying awake could be for security reasons as hinted by Christ in the gospel that if the householder had known at what time of the night the burglar would come, he would have stayed awake and would not have allowed anyone to break through the wall of his house(Matt. 24:43). As children, I remember, we used to stay awake in order to watch boxing (fight). Jesus’ call on you is different from all these reasons adduced above. He is saying that be ready for His coming.

Life comprises many activities and preoccupations that if care is not taken, people will easily negate the real essence of their existence – God. Although people are not ignorant of the end times, these day-to-day activities push them into some kind of oblivion, thus working tirelessly for the earthly life. Pitiably, some persons even fail to apply the Christian principles as they go about their work and other preoccupations. It is at this backdrop that Jesus is awakening in us the need to be mindful of His second coming (the Parousia). In the gospel, Jesus mentions the daily preoccupations of man as eating, drinking, and marrying (Matthew 24:38), but the parallel in Luke’s gospel has the addition of buying, selling, farming and building (Luke 17:28b). A closer look at this list reveals that there was not a mention of people at church or worship. Beloved in Christ, this should let you know that God’s judgment has more to do with your life outside the chapel, so stay awake.

Another thing you ought to realize is the fact that you are an individual and a unique person who will face judgment singly alone. Therefore, look critically at your relationship with God and your neighbour and do not compare your lifestyle with others. If you want to compare your life with someone then that person should be Jesus, since he is your master. Always have it at the back of your mind that you are an individual in the midst of millions and that your individuality is your identity and a reality. A person insures his life as an individual and you are also asked to secure your life as an individual for the future coming of our Lord and King. This insurance is not about money (comprehensive or third party) issue but rather about the way you live your life here on earth – a life of humility, love of God and neighbour, and a life of prayer.

The second coming of Jesus will surely come, so His love for you is expressed in his telling you to be ready. The coming is certain but the time is not, yours is to be ready. A woman who conceives is mostly certain of giving birth but the exact time is not known with certainty, and yet she prepares for that day and thereafter. SO YOU TOO SHOULD PREPARE; STAY AWAKE!!!

May God bless your efforts in staying awake.

2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR A, DECEMBER 5, 2010

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REPENT! REPENT!! REPENT!!!

Can we really talk of the coming of Christ and remain silent about the need to change and amend our ways? Definitely, NO! Today’s gospel reading touches on repentance as the necessary requirement for the coming of the one who will baptize with fire and the Holy Spirit. The message of repentance is as old as the salvation history. The coming of any great personality calls for some kind of preparations in order to give him a befitting reception. The befitting reception our Lord wants from us has to do mainly with one’s heart and not material and outward show. Repentance derives from the Greek metanoia – a noun which is gotten from the verb "metanoeō" – which means repent and referring exclusively to turning from one’s sin. It is a real 180 degrees turn from our bad ways of life to a life of holiness.

Beloved in Christ, there is one important understanding you have to come to, in order to appreciate this ancient-but-still-relevant call to repent. People are called to amend their ways not because of impending danger (the end of the world) but rather that the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand (Matthew 3:2). One should love to do good not because of the fear of hell but rather because God is all good and we were created in His image and likeness (Genesis 1: 27). The act of contrition has it that I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all, because they (sins) offend you my God who are all good and deserving of my love. In the gospel reading John the Baptist told the Pharisees and Sadducees: Brood of vipers, who warned you to fly from the retribution that is coming? But if you are repentant, produce the appropriate fruit… (Matthew 3:7b). The call to repentance is often followed with the clause for the Kingdom of God/Heaven is [close] at hand. This tells you that you should not see yourself bereft of freedom to live your life anyhow, but rather you have the freedom to live a life corresponding to your nature as one created in the image and likeness of God.

Now, most precious one, repentance has to do with three things, namely, change in lifestyle, baptism and producing appropriate fruits. You need to look at yourself in the mirror of self-examination and know the areas of your life that need to be worked at and polished. Afterwards, baptism has to be in place, but since you are already baptized, kindly assess yourself with the Baptismal promises you made and renew at every Holy Saturday. To bear fruits is the main reason for becoming a Christian. A Christian who bears no fruit is like a barren fruit-tree that ought to be cut down and thrown on the fire (Matthew 3:10b).

So, beloved in Christ, the call to repentance is something far more than a specific act to be taken once and that is all, without having any rippling effects. No! Repentance is a life long journey (change in lifestyle) which begins at some point in one’s life (baptism) and has to be lived throughout (bearing fruits). Again, to repent means a total outpouring (of old ways of life) to a total infilling (of a new life of God’s Spirit) that bears witness to the changed effect.

May the coming of Our Lord and Saviour fill you with his abundant love and blessings.

3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR A, DECEMBER 12, 2010

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GOD’S DESIGN

In the creation account recorded in the Book of Genesis, we observe how God purposefully and systematically brought the world into existence. Through the scriptures as a whole one can also realize that nothing happens by chance, but rather by God’s own design. This is true of the story of our Gospel reading of today. We are told that John the Baptist is in prison whilst Jesus was at his duty of preaching the Good News. These two figures, John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, were contemporaries who were both on specific divine missions. The former was six months older in age than the latter and both were born to close relatives out of special divine favour (Luke 1:28, 36, 42).

It was God’s design to choose Elizabeth whom people called barren and also advanced in age (Luke 1:7,36) and Mary, a young virgin not fully married customarily (Luke 1: 27) to be the mothers of these two great personalities in our salvation history. In God’s design barrenness is neither a curse nor a permanent and immutable situation, rather a reserved vessel for God’s own usage at the right time, for with God all things are possible (Luke 1: 37). With Mary, we are to know that some human customs at some times cannot but give way to God’s design to take place.

It was destined by God for John the Baptist to be the fore-runner of Christ Jesus the Saviour (Luke 1:17b) and as such there was the need for the fore-runner to play his role accordingly. John the Baptist who, following a noted prophecy by Isaiah, went into the Judean desert and with his preaching called the people to conversion in order to prepare for the imminent arrival of the Messiah (Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus Reflection, 5th December, 2010).Since he was filled with the Holy Spirit, he was fully aware of his destiny and joyfully embraced the life ordained for him. God deemed it necessary to use one like us (human) and not an angelic being to prepare us for the coming Jesus Christ (divine). Again, as a herald, divine knowledge and wisdom taught John to be a witness to the Messiah (John 1:6-8, 15, 29-34), a humble and unassuming servant of God- I must decrease, while he must increase (John 3:30).

One important thing to mention in here is that in God’s plan and design, there is always an aspect of suffering, pain, selflessness, self immolation and the rest. Both herald and Saviour went through these uncomfortable situations and yet they are God’s design. Although they lived different lifestyles - For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He is possessed. The Son of man came, eating and drinking, and they say, Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners(Matthew 11:18,19) - they fulfilled one divine mandate- the salvation of humanity.

Beloved in Christ, our readiness to say yes to God in our lives is the surest way to be numbered among his saints in heaven. Our selflessness and courage to embrace whatever comes our way by way of God’s design should always be prayed for and cherished. This is what gives greatness just as Jesus describes in today’s reading that I tell you solemnly, of all children born of women, a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen… Jesus adds that yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is. This is to tell you who are under the new dispensation of the Easter Joys that you have an opportunity of becoming greater if you can embrace God’s design in your life.

BE BLESSED AS YOU ACCEPT GOD’S DESIGN IN YOUR LIFE!!!

4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR A, DECEMBER 19, 2010

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ABSOLUTE RESPONSE TO GOD

Today being the last Sunday of Advent means that we have less than a week to be absolutely ready for the coming of the Lord. Friday night begins Christmas celebrations that tell the world that we have received the message of the Lord - the Word that became flesh - and are willing to live with Him all our lives. This last Sunday calls for some decision to make, that is, you have adequately prepared yourself for the Lord and are ready to meet him anytime. This decision needs to be grounded in truth and lived in hope and joy.

Beloved, let us look at the gospel reading of today and see how some elements of it can encourage us. The birth of Jesus was surrounded by a lot of mysteries and unusuals that actually make it fit in for a great person like Him. The crux of the reading looks at how Joseph was directed to choose God’s way by not divorcing Mary but rather taking her as his wife, and he be a husband, and a father to the Child-to-be-born. This Joseph-Mary-Jesus story is one of the intriguing and mind-boggling passages that portray the faith of our patriarchs and matriarchs. There is, therefore, the need to pause and have a sober reflection on the story in order to grow in it and with it.

One; Joseph, just like any other person, has a vocation – a call from God to a certain pattern of life. God calls him to a life of becoming a foster-father (to the Messiah). It was not his intention, rather he wanted to marry, properly, a virgin and raise a family as is normal for other people. Joseph finds himself with this new way of life – a unique vocation. You, too, can have some unique vocation and are you prepared for it? You need the ability to discern God’s call. God’s will, and not yours.

Two; God’s knowledge of us is marvelous. The angel addressed him accurately Joseph, son of David. God knows you not only by name but even your lineage. Once he is your creator he knows everything about you, including your thoughts. Joseph’s intention was just before Him. What are your thoughts? Are they pure, noble, and worthy of your calling? God knows you through and through just as the Psalmist expresses it thoroughly. Kindly find time and meditatively read Psalm 139.

Three; God’s call necessarily demands your readiness and willingness. There is some tone of compulsion when He calls and we may say that those verbs are in the imperative – a command. He tells Joseph that …and you MUST name him Jesus… It is already taken for granted that Joseph is going to respond to his call of taking Mary as his wife and so he, as the child’s father, must name the child. In almost all cultures, to name a child signifies one’s paternity. So Joseph has no option than to respond affirmatively. Those who ungrudgingly accept their vocation, more often than not, are happy. It is wise to learn how to live your vocation, than to run away from it. The Lord who calls, strengthens and equips those He has chosen, so never be afraid to accept and live God’s call.

The seasonal call for preparation is almost over, how have you considered yourself responding to it? God assures you not to be afraid in your desire to say Yes to this call, for it will bring you so much joy.

X’MAS EVE, YEAR A, DECEMBER 24, 2010

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GOD IS WITH US

This is one of the beautiful moments in the life of most people including non-Christians. The night of the birth of our Saviour is a remarkable one that cannot be relegated to the background, uncelebrated. The inter-testamental period of about 400 years was later crowned with the incarnation of Christ. As we mark this BIRTHDAY of our Lord, we are also marking our intimacy with him, the Emmanuel. The meaning of this name, God is with us, should always ring in your mind that you are not alone. God is with us to help us in life since He is the author of life and knows how best to live it meaningfully.

It is, therefore, paramount that you consider the Emmanuel as your bosom friend and companion with whom you make your life. Remember, that it was out of love that God gave you His Son (John 3: 16), the Emmanuel, so with love you must accept this giving of a Son. Things that are given out of love are usually cherished and well taken care of or properly utilized. So, in the same vein, cherish and honour the Emmanuel in your life. When God is with us, what do we do, if not these and perhaps depending on Him, feeling secure, having good sense of being, and what have you. Host the Lord hospitably this time round in a special and lasting way, so as to be hosted eternally in HIS kingdom.

God is with us everywhere and every time as Jesus intimated in Matthew 28: 20 that … I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TILL THE END OF TIME.

CHRISTMAS DAY, YEAR A, DECEMBER 25, 2010

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THE JESUS IN ME

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU BELOVED OF THE NEW BORN KING!

T here is much joy in celebrating this special day, a day when the whole world seems quiet and serene, although there are funfairs here and there. That serenity and joy calls for some reflection to be made in your life.

Looking at the gospel reading from Saint John, he mentions some roles of the newborn baby who has blessed the world with his birth. Jesus is, first and foremost, called THE WORD. The Word that became flesh is the secret of your joy. Be ready to allow the Word of God also become flesh in your life.

Jesus, again, is described as the source of all life – Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him (John 1: 3). You have life because of Him, then, you need to thank Him always for giving you life and live the life as he wants you do.

Another description of Jesus is that He is THE LIGHT OF MEN (John 1:4). A light that dispels all darkness and is powerful enough to remain unconquered by darkness. Try to let this Light always shine in your heart to give no way to darkness (sin).

This light is also said to enlighten all men including you. But is it true that you have been enlightened by Jesus? Let Jesus teach you. You should hold a PhD. in the school of Jesus.

GRACE AND TRUTH have come through Jesus (John 1:17b), and so you have been gifted by God and expected to abide in the Truth as you live the grace-filled life.

May this Christmas season find you enlightened by the birth of Christ and live perpetually in his light, grace, and truth.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!!

MARY MOTHER OF GOD, YEAR A, JANUARY 1, 2011

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THROUGH MARY OUR MOTHER WE SUCCEED

On this first day of the New Year 2011, the Church calls us to celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. One may ask that what has Mary gotten to do with a new year. The answer is really simple. All humanity is under the new dispensation of the Messiah who was brought forth into the world by Mother Mary – the Gate of Heaven. Jesus the Messiah has come to save us from damnation and has thrown open the Kingdom of Heaven for all humanity to be part. A blessing brought to humanity, and this blessing came in the form of man through our Lady. So whenever we are talking of newness in relation to our earthly life, one should be mindful of God’s grace offered to the world through Mary. The greatest of all newness the world celebrates is that of a new year, and so we are reminded of our new identity – people belonging to the generation of the new Eve, and enjoy God’s special and wonderful blessing.

You are a blessed child of God for you have a mother who is blessed, full of grace, enjoys God’s favour and all generations will call her blessed. She has made you and all into a new creation according to God’s design. As you recognize this fact in your life and begin the New Year with the same devotedness as our mother Mary, God blesses you more and more. So, kindly learn from the school of Mary too, in order to be the true child of God.

If God has allowed himself to be born of Mary, born of a woman, born under the subject of the Law, to redeem the subjects of the Law… (Galatians 4:4-5), then we are to regard women and above all honour Mary and learn from her. As she opened the gate of God’s plan of salvation, so also she opens God’s blessings unto you at the beginning of this New Year.

May you have a unique experience of God this year and be abundantly blessed. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY, YEAR A, DECEMBER 26, 2010

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MY FAMILY TOO, A HOLY FAMILY?

As we are observing today as The Holy Family Sunday, it would not be out of place if we take a double look at the feast. The first has to do with the Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, whereas the second concerns your own family.

Brethren, the family of Jesus is described Holy and so it can be our paradigm. Our gospel passage for today has so many things we can learn from this holy family. For instance, their going to Jerusalem for the Passover shows how devout they were as far as the religious life is concerned. The point should not be taken for mere church-going, but true and lasting devotedness.

We can also consider the good family ties being displayed in the passage. For the parents of Jesus to assume that Jesus was somewhere in the party and later looking for him among their relations, tells how close and bonded their family affiliations were. Can you also say the same about your family?

The togetherness of Joseph and Mary canopied by love and care for themselves and the child Jesus is spectacular. One does not read any blame-game in here, but rather they all go about looking for their son. The father, likely of men, would have left the search for the woman after putting the blame on her. Both went back to Jerusalem in search of the boy Jesus without pointing accusing fingers. The blame-game does no good in a family.

Jesus was submissive to his parents as the passage puts it, "…He lived under their authority" (Luke 2: 51). How submissive are you to your parents, teachers, elders and others in authority?

Now, with the above exposition, your family can imitate and learn some lifestyles from the holy family as yours also determines to be holy.

May Joseph and Mary always intercede for you and may Jesus continue to show his face to your family and bless you now and forever.

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD, YEAR A, JANUARY 2, 2011

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WHO IS YOUR STAR?

Many a time, in ordinary day to day language the expression my star is not that of a literal understanding of that heavenly body. No, it rather speaks of some great person of a special caliber in arts, music, drama, sports and so forth. Today’s celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord – simply, the manifestation of Christ – is centered on a star and some wise men popularly called the magi. These wise men observed the star and followed it to the place where Christ had been born and offered him gifts. In other words, they saw Christ and hastened to him and did him obeisance.

Beloved of the Lord, of all the stars (great people) in the world the greatest among them is the Messiah whose reign is eternal and who is God. Therefore, it is incumbent on you to see Jesus as your Star and pay him homage. What gifts do you have for him? He may not need your gold, frankincense and myrrh but rather the gift of your life. Let your life be dedicated to him and you will never regret you did.

AS THE LORD MANIFESTS HIMSELF TO YOU, MAY YOU BE BLESSED!!!

BAPTISM OF THE LORD, YEAR A, JANUARY 9, 2011

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THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BAPTISM

Today, we are celebrating the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that the baptism of Jesus is also our own baptism. We are told that we form the body of Christ as he is the head (1Cor.12:12, 27; Eph. 5:23b), so when he is baptized as the head, he initiates the body too into being baptized and so we are. All those who become part of the body of Christ have already been given a foretaste of baptism and they need to make it real in their lives by accepting to be baptized. As we look at the baptism of Jesus in the gospel reading of today, there is one aspect that I want you to focus, viz., the Holy Spirit descending on him. The issue of baptism basically belongs to the New Testament era, beginning with John the Baptist. John the Baptist had already declared that he baptizes with water, but there is one to come who will baptize with Holy Spirit and with Fire (Matthew 3:11).

As a Christian, it is taken for granted that you are baptized. Now, what follows is: How has your baptism helped you to be of the Spirit. From Jesus’ baptism where the Holy Spirit descended on him (Matthew 3:16b), through the Pentecost experience when those gathered were filled with Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4), to the incidence at the house of Cornelius (Acts 10:44), it is obvious that all believers necessarily should have the infilling of the Holy Spirit at their baptism. Recently, when Infant Baptism was celebrated in our Church for some children, one of them was crying at the pouring of water (baptism proper) on her head. When they later went home and she was asked why she was crying, her answer was a surprise. They expected her to say something normal to their ears, but her response was I saw the Holy Spirit and I was afraid. This answer of a girl of almost two years old is fascinating and needs some moments of reflection. The Holy Spirit is always at work in His Church, the Body of Christ.

Beloved in Christ, once you are baptized you are expected to live a life in the Spirit, bearing the fruits of the Spirit and as a witness to the Truth. In the Acts of the Apostles, one can observe how the Holy Spirit’s works were manifested in the lives of all the believers; ranging from their peaceful fellowshipping, sharing things in common, miraculous events, prayerful living, the breaking of bread, to their courageous proclamation of the Good News. It is recommendable that you always have in mind that the Holy Spirit has been poured into your heart. This awareness would go a long way to order your lifestyle. St. Paul tells us that our bodies are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in us (1 Cor. 3:16). In verse 17 of this same passage, it continues that If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is Sacred, and you are that temple.

Just as St. Paul reminded Timothy, so also be reminded by those same words of the great apostle: …to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline (2 Tim. 1: 6-7).

BY VIRTUE OF YOUR BAPTISM, THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS IN YOU, so be fruitful.

2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A, JANUARY 16, 2011

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STAYING IN TOUCH

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, as we have come to the ordinary time on our liturgical calendar, we are only reminded that life is a journey of cycles that ought to be made focused on life’s essences; God and His Word. Man is created, definitely, for a purpose and that purpose could be attained only and only if man knows his creator and stays in tune with Him. When loved ones or relations are parting there is always the reminder for one to keep in touch with the family as he goes away from home. This helps the family to feel comfortable insofar as they are able to hear from their member and know how he is doing. Again, in transport systems, especially that of aviation, there is a mechanism to communicate with the pilot from the land, as he remains in the air. This technology helps the pilot to be guided throughout his journey for a safe trip. Looking at these instances, one should quickly understand why there is the need to stay in touch with his creator, God.

God is the creator of all that is, all that was and all that is to come, and He has designed all according to His own plan. John the Baptist was created for a specific reason and purpose; to be a herald and a witness to the Light (John 1:6-8). Due to this role of John the Baptist, he was created to enter this world at that period when his service-role was needed and he was called out of this world when he executed this divine-given role. God knows each and every individual before the person’s birth. The Psalmist says You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb…You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born (Ps. 139:13, 15-16a). The prophet Jeremiah has the same expression of this knowledge of God when we read I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations (Jer. 1:5). The verse from Jeremiah even adds a more profound detail about one’s service-role ordained from above, that is, even before his conception God had already appointed him to be a prophet. This is the same in the life of John the Baptist, and in fact all the prophets and all people. God has a purpose for creating everybody, so it is up to you to ask yourself Am I doing God’s work?

Beloved in Christ, it is because of this divine-given role to persons that makes it necessary to keep in touch with God. John the Baptist knew why he was sent into the world and he always tried to satisfy that need. He often said that he was sent to prepare the way for the Messiah and so when the Messiah came at last he was happy to show him to the world. John understood well that once Jesus had come and begun his ministry, he had to be relegated to the background and not to rub shoulders with the Christ (cf. John 3:27-30).

One needs to keep connected to God in order to be strengthened physically and spiritually, to be directed in what to say and what to do, to have fulfillment in life and to have and maintain his credible identity. Keeping in touch is a Spirit-controlled life. God’s spirit is always there to aid you to achieve what God has planned for you. Remember, that John was filled with the Spirit (Luke 1:41, 66). It is the Spirit that made John to speak convincingly and with certainty as he pointed the Messiah to the world; Look, there is the Lamb of God… I did not know him myself, but he who sent me to baptize with water had said to me… Yes, I have seen and I am the witness that he is the Chosen One of God (John 1:29-34).

God’s beloved and chosen, may you ever yearn to stay in tune with God and keep in touch with Him daily. He is always waiting to bless you as you do.

May you be blessed as you STAY IN TOUCH WITH GOD ALWAYS!!!

3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A, 23RD JANUARY, 2011

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TIME FOR EVERYTHING

Beloved in Christ, this caption may easily take your mind to the popular wise sayings in the book of the Preacher, Qoheleth (Eccl. 3:1-8). It is universally true that there is time for everything, hence, God’s Time Is the Best – a popular saying for believers. Since God is the sole-master of the future and the creator of the world, He knows what to do and what ought to be done by His creatures at what time. On the other side, for anyone who wants to attain success in any project, it is ordinarily necessary to look at the viability of the project in as far as money, personnel, period