Eternity in the Midst of Time

by Wilfrid Stinissen

Can time be our friend? At first glance the question seems ridiculous, because the apparent scarcity of time is a constant source of stress in our busy lives. There are not enough hours in the day, we say as we collapse late at night. Deep down we know that we cannot go on like this. Father Stinnisen's book dares us to see time with new eyes. The insight that eternity is written in the depths of our hearts helps us to live in time in a way that leads us deeper into God's joy. We are like children in a land of fairy tales where everything is exciting and exploration never ends. We therefore should rejoice that everything around us is great and mysterious and that we can live in eternal wonder. His intention is not to explain what time is and thus take away its mystery. Instead, his aim is to show us how to see time from different perspectives and to discover how rich and multifaceted it is. Above all, he demonstrates how we can make use of the tremendous possibilities that time offers to us.

Genres: Theology, Spirituality, Catholic, Religion, Philosophy

215 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Rev. Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen, OCD

Reviews

[Johanna Ekström · Rating 5 out of 5]

Som vanligt när jag läser Stinissen blir jag förundrad, utmanad och uppmuntrad. Och som vanligt är det som en språngbräda in i bönen.

Citat från en karmelitnunnas dikt, skriven efter en läsning av Stinissens manus:

Du födde oss in i tiden
för att vi skulle nå dina djup
som är porlande källor utan slut.
Att få tillväxa mot det som alltid är mer
är tidens inre hemlighet
och Nuet är din trofaste tjänare
som öppnar evighetens port.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful explanation of how we can experience eternity in our time. Easy, no, but the closer we draw to the Lord, the easier it becomes. He is always with us and desires to let our preoccupation with OUR time keep us from Him. The book is not easily explained. A definite book to read. More than once.

[Brother Gregory Rice, SOLT · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this amidst a lot of distraction and background noise today. Honestly felt like I wasn't as available to it as I would like to be, ironically, considering the subject matter. However, it definitely seemed to be on the repetitive side and weaker in comparison to his other titles. At the same time, his candor, simplicity and wisdom are just so valuable, always. Would still recommend to anyone as a fruitful read and bet if I was more available to it it would've been a 4 star.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book by Fr. Wilfrid provides a depth and beauty about time that moves the heart, and awakens the desire to live in the eternity that is present today because time is good and is something worth living in. Read it and you can thank me later.

[Christopher Stein · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent spiritual read about how the encounter with God can happen in the midst of time. We can experience a taste of what eternity is now.

[Andréas Skogholm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Det här är en fantastisk bok för den som vill leva med Jesus i nuet, där evighet och tid möts. Denna bok tilltalar mig och min livsvandring med Jesus på ett djupt berörande och livsförvandlande plan.

[Fr Scott Reilly :C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Life changing!

This book helps one to develop an eternal life outlook in this life which gives meaning to time and one’s actions.

[awfulgoodness · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good use of the Hegelian Dialectic to explain difficult concepts renders the content more palpable for everyone.