"Recall Newton's definition of time ("Absolute, true and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably without relation to anything external..."). By this definition, time is something that defines itself and exists without any cause or mover. This fits both Aquinas' and Adler's view of what God is. It is astounding to think of the possibility that time, or the more sophisticated space-time, might be God!"
From an essay I wrote 20 years ago converning time and religion.
"Time is the because with which some dolls are stuffed." - e e cummings