Bless for us, Lord our God, this year and all the varieties of its produce for good; and bestow blessing upon the face of the earth. Satisfy us from Your bounty and bless our year like other good years, for blessing; for You are a generous God who bestows goodness and blesses the years. Blessed are You Lord, who blesses the years. And it shall be that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear. For You, Lord, are He who answers in time of distress, who redeems and rescues in all times of distress and tribulation. Blessed are You Lord, who answers His people Israel in time of distress.

Rosh Hashana is, among other things, the anniversary of the creation of the universe. As such, it is the anniversary of the creation of space and time.

We often seem to desire more of both space and time. But we are innately limited in our capacity to engage each.

The Abidah prayer assures us that God, "blesses the years." God is with us in time, even while being beyond time.

We pray to a God "who redeems and rescues in all times..." May we seek redemption and rescue even when not in distress.

We are creatures of space and time. May we always give thanks for the beauty, challenge, and opportunity of this creation.

But we were created of an abundance beyond space and time. May we also seek a wisdom and courage that prepares us, at the right time, to untether ourselves from these limitations.