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Through tefillah, we are able to bond with Hashem in an irrepressible manner. Tefillah centers us on how dependent we are on Hashem for everything in our lives. From the seemingly minuscule to the apparently significant events, all is personally taken care of by HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
However, the messages we receive from the Western world media is precisely the opposite. ‘Your strength and intellect has brought you success’ is what is being told to us. Just as soon as we reinforce our minds and hearts with emuna, we walk into the ‘big world’ and our vantage point is smashed to smithereens.
At that point, we are plunged into thinking once again that we are calling the shots, and the more we do, the more we will accomplish. (The subject of hishtadlut (amount of concerted effort) vs. emuna is beyond the scope of this emuna lesson. However, if you wish to learn more, send me your comments.) Therefore, for us to reach a point where we attain a level of unwavering emuna free from worry and anxiety is no simple task. Working on emuna is a lifelong mission for each and every one of us as we are told by Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe ztk’l.
Tefillah is that time of day that reminds us how much we need Hashem every step of the way. Walking away from tefillah should be an invigorating experience filled with re-connection and realignment to the truth; that Borei Olam is intimately involved and governing the world and therefore we have nothing to worry about!
