tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post8537320781496874474..comments2023-05-20T07:00:47.392-04:00Comments on Musings of a Sefardi-Israeli-American Gal: King & Father, There is No Other. Sefardi Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041724538794932296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-67641452177723582002013-11-27T11:33:36.433-05:002013-11-27T11:33:36.433-05:00Awww, I want real ones! (Or maybe a donut lol)
Th...Awww, I want <i>real</i> ones! (Or maybe a donut lol)<br /><br />That's a good point too. But I'm not saying that if you daven well you'll notice Hashem in your day more. I'm saying that the act of davening alone brings an increased awareness of the fact that whatever it is you are asking for is totally in His hands! Davening is an <i>avodah</i> in <i>emunah</i>.Devorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467731180285925143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-9723471736732078532013-11-27T05:40:00.140-05:002013-11-27T05:40:00.140-05:00Devorah - you got it! Enjoy your cookies. :)
I als...Devorah - you got it! Enjoy your cookies. :)<br />I also like the song. My son loves all of these upbeat songs. <br /><br />Good point that tefillah also increases emunah. It's true. Based on the quality of my daily davening, I see such a difference in the way my day runs and how my alert I am of HaShem every waking moment. <br />Sefardi Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041724538794932296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-43753335333617496742013-11-25T20:31:22.090-05:002013-11-25T20:31:22.090-05:00Of course! It's Chai v'kayam-one of the fa...Of course! It's Chai v'kayam-one of the favorite dancing songs in our house! Love the song-that's why the title caught my attention :-)Devorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467731180285925143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-45997924408479912512013-11-25T20:24:37.355-05:002013-11-25T20:24:37.355-05:00SG-Thank you.
Right. And I've heard that tefil...SG-Thank you.<br />Right. And I've heard that tefillah is not just about building a closer relationship with Hashem. It's also about improving our level of emunah-instilling in our hearts the things we know in our heads, that Hashem can do it, which is why we turn to Him in the first place. The more we keep asking, the more we internalize this fact-that He is the only One we can rely on and turn to.<br /><br />You are lucky you were able to look back and see how those situations were best for you. Sometimes we get to see it and sometimes we don't. It's good to have the knowledge that it always IS for the best-especially when we don't see it and can't seem to make sense of it. And sometimes, I think, it may be impossible to see the good...even in retrospect. There are some life situations that just cannot be understood...no matter how hard we try.<br /><br />Looking forward to that post, if you gather the courage to write it!Devorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467731180285925143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-83248033304474347262013-11-25T16:27:47.121-05:002013-11-25T16:27:47.121-05:00Oh, and regarding the title of this post -
2 virtu...Oh, and regarding the title of this post -<br />2 virtual chocolate chip cookies to whoever can guess what song it's from.<br />(Has been stuck in my head these past 2 weeks!) Sefardi Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041724538794932296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-36541361568863872412013-11-25T16:26:55.111-05:002013-11-25T16:26:55.111-05:00Devorah - your posts and comments are always so in...Devorah - your posts and comments are always so insightful. <br />Yes, you're right. I didn't think about that when posting this. It's possible to master all 5 of these "pointers" and yet still not receive what we ask for.<br />But tefillah is not mainly about getting what we ask for. It's about building a close relationship with HaShem and having Him give us grant we need. <br /><br />There're things I've prayed for that I have not received, and at the time, I didn't understand - what am I doing wrong? But now, in retrospect, I see how being in those "sticky" situations were BEST for me. <br />That topic probably deserves a whole post of its own. We'll see if I ever muenster up the courage to write such a personal post :)Sefardi Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041724538794932296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-69646053951957013012013-11-21T23:05:09.653-05:002013-11-21T23:05:09.653-05:00THANK YOU HASHEM, for the countless underserved be...THANK YOU <i>HASHEM</i>, for the countless underserved benefits You have given me!Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580547604062912375.post-77259133802714915332013-11-21T14:31:14.816-05:002013-11-21T14:31:14.816-05:00This is a great post. It's true that this shou...This is a great post. It's true that this should work well when davening, but sometimes it gets hard when we daven for something for what seems like a really long time and we don't see results. I don't have the answers and I don't understand why Hashem prolongs tough situations. I do know that even if all those things match up, a person keeps to all 5 pointers in this post, they may not get what they are davening for. We have to remember that Hashem has a plan, a reason-even when it's hard and painful-and instill deeper emunah in our hearts, reminding ourselves that He CAN get us out and He is the only One who CAN bring the yeshuah. We should get stronger in that emunah with each tefillah we daven.<br /><br />Love the title of this post, btw!Devorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467731180285925143noreply@blogger.com