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Talking with G-d
I speak to You
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Once upon a busy life--maybe even two, three times or more--some of us are struck with a sense of being so small within something much larger and wouldn't it be good for the two of us to have a chat. In other words, we would like to speak with G-d.
It's not as outlandish as it seems; people do it all the time. Most never stop to think what is really going on, for if they did, they wouldn't be able to open their mouths. But it is so essential to human life, so we continue on nonetheless.
We call it prayer, and we believe the second party of this dialogue is just as eager to join--if not yet more eager than ourselves. Here we have chosen a small selection of articles, an introduction between the two parties of the dialogue.
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The Torah refers to prayer as “the service of the heart,” an act suffused with love and reverence.
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At that moment, the crumpled piece of paper was the most precious thing in the world.
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The essence of prayer has little to do with its content. This also explains why we pray when all is well.
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Even at the time you are committing the worst crime, your soul remains faithful to her Beloved Above.
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He told my friend, "That's okay. Just put on your tefillin and explain to Him you are having difficulties connecting during prayer. Express your frustration. Tell Him just what you told me."
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And suddenly, one night, don’t ask me how or why, the point widened. Suddenly You were everywhere, too many places for me to reach at once, for me to contain....
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It was obvious that G‑d was there in the room. Because she was talking to Him.
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In those days there was only one car service in Crown Heights, and it was run by chassidim, a class of people for whom time means nothing.
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Tell me that it is rational to talk to the Force of Being as though this were your closest confidant. Tell me that it is not absurd to plead with this force to adjust reality more to your liking...
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These days, I don't believe that I am bothering G-d when I approach Him any time of day or
night for my requests or needs. No big stuff or small stuff differentiation.
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Ultimately brilliance can be a handicap, we can become straitjacketed by what we know...
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Whereas I used to groan as I glanced out the window into the semi-darkness, lately I have found a way to make waking up a more joyful experience, even when it happens at 5am.
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When we get to the climax of the prayer service, the top rung of the ladder, the Amida, what do we hear? Nothing. Just lips moving. But why? Why, after all the hub-bub, when we get to the heart of our personal conversation with G-d, do we finally go silent?
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If you are ready for the world to finally operate in harmony with its design and purpose – why mince words?
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There are two ways to ask for something. One is to kvetch. The other is a little more sophisticated.
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ד אִם-יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ, בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם--מִשָּׁם,
יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, וּמִשָּׁם, יִקָּחֶךָ.
I was overjoyed and I have not looked back since that day. I have never felt such a realization of G-d before in my life, but now I am aware of Him every day and pray to be aware of Him every minute.
Gainesville, GA
Eatonton, GA/USA
laguna woods, ca
I realised that i wanted to atleast speak to my Dad.
So i said a personal prayer everyday in the morning and before i went to bed.
And about a year later i finally found my Dad on Facebook!
It was amazing.
G-d does listen to your prayers :)
ilford, Essex
falcon, co
Eatonton, GA
G-d watches over His word to preform it so I study His word and He hears. Hw says He created the eye and ear so He sees and hears. He is compassionate above all. He looks on our hearts.
Wichita Falls, Tx
Las Vegas, NV