A Blessing for Time

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe,
for Solomon’s wisdom: a time for everything.
A time to feel and a time to numb.
A time to argue and a time to agree.
A time to shower and a time to stink.
A time for kale and a time for funnel cake.
A time for cleaning and a time for doing anything but.
A time for water and a time for wine.

Blessed are You for creating and embracing
every shape, angle, paradox—all we see as incompatible.
You invite us out of the disconnections we struggle under,
to the connections we fear. We dare to hold hands,
to join what appears unjoinable.
We are shocked by Your current, flowing in real time.

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe,
for gathering all under Your wings,
though You know we may explode
like a chemistry experiment,
or implode like a punctured balloon.
You made a time for everything—
for this moment—
whether calm or catastrophic,
serene or scattered,
fragrant or foul.
Blessing is the birthright of time.