As much as the human soul yearns to rise up and merge within the light of its Creator, so much more so does the Infinite Creator yearn to be found within the human soul.
If so, what force could stand between them? What could hold back the Creator’s infinite light?
Only His desire that this union occur with our consent, that we be the ones to crack open the door.
Even when the soul’s yearning has faded, forsaking its Beloved, wrestling itself from His love and even openly rebelling…even then, He cries out to us and knocks on our door.
“Open for me just an infinitesimal pinhole,” G‑d pleads, “and I will open for you a vast, infinite portal to all My love, from My very core of being.”
Maamar Balayla Hahu 5720, s’if 3.
Ask Him
Our sages tell us "He who comes to be purified is aided from Above".
The Kabbalists explain that G_d created us with the evil inclination so that we can recognize our evil desire to put our self above others. We lack the force to bond with others to serve them like G_d wishes to do good to us.
This part of the prayer is like inserting the key in the lock.
Then the main part of the prayer requires the Kabbalists to try and connect to the extent that they each pray for the other to be corrected in their evil self-serving ways.
This request is the prayer that unlocks '50 gates' and is accepted Above. He requires us to act in freewill to request His Light to purify our nature and wish to be corrected to attain His sublime quality of 'love your friend as yourself'.
Then we will all be allowed to share His abundance between us.