In a span of 8 days, we will have added 24 hours and taken away 1 hour. February 29th (aka Leap Day) was yesterday and next Sunday at 2 am, we will be springing forward to Daylight Savings Time. I'm just amazed sometimes when I sit back and observe how we as humans put so many constraints on time.
An extra day is added every 4 years to 'catch up' to the fact that the span of a year is approximately 365.25 days, based on 24 hour days. It could have been different - we could have a year of 487 days that lasted 9 hours each and there would be no need to add an extra day to catch up. Just think, you could work 9 hours, sleep 9 hours, be off 9 hours, but still work 162 days or 36 weeks a year (if the year had 487 days). Probably not the wisest plan. Good thing I wasn't on that planning committee. :D
So we added 24 hours this week by extending the year by a day, but wait. Let's not be hasty. Someone thinks we need more sunlight in the evening, so let's arbitrarily create a 23 hour day, then have a 25 hour day in about 8 months to balance out the year. Why? Because that's the way it's been done off and on since WWI. Personally I'm not looking forward to it. (Pun intended!)
Regardless of the length of a day, the number of days in a year or our arbitrary counting of those, I'll focus on two things.
Psalm 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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