When we see time as a generous gift of invitation instead of something we hoard selfishly, we are more generous with the hours given us and free from the tyranny of the urgent. In “giving away” twenty-four hours to rest and pay attention, he seems to bless what is initially considered a sacrifice, in the same way he blesses finances in tithing. When I give time away to God first, I have the capacity to give myself and resources away to others joyfully. I realize time spent for the sake of someone else isn’t time wasted at all. He redeems what I often consider a sacrifice.
