W 1.5
HASHEM IS LISTENING!
Another reason we have trouble concentrating in our davening is because we don’t really believe and feel Hashem is listening and that He cares. This is a VERY important component of davening properly to internalize it – we have to understand, believe, feel and get emotionally involved that Hashem is standing right in front of us and is listening to every single word we are saying. Hashem wants and listens to our tefilla, קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו, doesn’t have to be a Tzadik but he has to turn to Hashem in tefilla l’kol karov – that is why chazal set up this order, when we internalize the messages of psukei dzimra and birkas krias shema and we realize how engaged Hashem is in this world and how much He does every moment He is not removed at all, He is not far away, not like a puppet master from far away, no, He is very close and involved directly in our world here. Yes, He is kadosh, separate from the bria, higher and more kadosh but He is also Barechu – He is constantly sending bracha to the bria and involved in it and that is why Hashem wants us to turn to Him in tefila because He is involved and wants to benefit each and ever one of us but there is one condition – we have to turn to Him! When we turn to Him — He responds and that is the concept of tefilla, we have to realize He is engaged and wants to hear our tefillas and when we talk about it in psukei dzimra, and birchas krias shema and describe all the things He does in this bria and really think and feel it and internalize it how much He is engaged in this bria and that should set a foundation of emotional attachment to tefilla, that Hashem is real, He is here, He is engaged and listening to EVERY word we are saying!
SUMMARY
Hashem is really listening and really cares, we are standing right in front of Him but there is a
condition — we have to “turn” to Hashem קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו - we have to call out to Him.
NOTE/SIMAN
HASHEM LISTENS WHEN WE (GENUINELY) CALL TO HIM
AUDIO LINK
https://open.spotify.com/episode/093ueBfsRqpQbJcxol7h41?si=R13ThttLRGGma2lMh7i9Xg
HASHEM IS LISTENING!
Another reason we have trouble concentrating in our davening is because we don’t really believe and feel Hashem is listening and that He cares. This is a VERY important component of davening properly to internalize it – we have to understand, believe, feel and get emotionally involved that Hashem is standing right in front of us and is listening to every single word we are saying. Hashem wants and listens to our tefilla, קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו, doesn’t have to be a Tzadik but he has to turn to Hashem in tefilla l’kol karov – that is why chazal set up this order, when we internalize the messages of psukei dzimra and birkas krias shema and we realize how engaged Hashem is in this world and how much He does every moment He is not removed at all, He is not far away, not like a puppet master from far away, no, He is very close and involved directly in our world here. Yes, He is kadosh, separate from the bria, higher and more kadosh but He is also Barechu – He is constantly sending bracha to the bria and involved in it and that is why Hashem wants us to turn to Him in tefila because He is involved and wants to benefit each and ever one of us but there is one condition – we have to turn to Him! When we turn to Him — He responds and that is the concept of tefilla, we have to realize He is engaged and wants to hear our tefillas and when we talk about it in psukei dzimra, and birchas krias shema and describe all the things He does in this bria and really think and feel it and internalize it how much He is engaged in this bria and that should set a foundation of emotional attachment to tefilla, that Hashem is real, He is here, He is engaged and listening to EVERY word we are saying!
SUMMARY
Hashem is really listening and really cares, we are standing right in front of Him but there is a
condition — we have to “turn” to Hashem קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו - we have to call out to Him.
NOTE/SIMAN
HASHEM LISTENS WHEN WE (GENUINELY) CALL TO HIM
AUDIO LINK
https://open.spotify.com/episode/093ueBfsRqpQbJcxol7h41?si=R13ThttLRGGma2lMh7i9Xg
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