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realm of spirituality, prayer must be accepted immediately. But we put all our strength into crying out to Hashem, so that even if
when we pray for physical matters, although certainly Hashem we make an opening only as large as the eye of a needle, it will at
wants to give and pour forth an abundance of good for the house least be a complete opening.
of Israel, it is impossible to ask Hashem to save us immediately,
but we must wait and look forward with patience for His salvation. The Fourth Axiom: Hashem Wants to Save Us
That is because in physical matters there are heavenly reckonings Spiritually Immediately, at This Very Moment
regarding what a person must undergo in his life and under what
conditions he must serve the Creator. Sometimes, if he is physically
rescued that will interfere with his spiritual mission, which is the The One Who graciously gives man knowledge enlightened my
principal factor. Therefore, heaven witholds his physical rescue. eyes on this point with new depth: not only does the Creator want
And it is forbidden to force matters. But spiritual salvation cannot to give to you, but He wants to give to you immediately, this very
moment! When we approach prayer with the proper feeling that
be prevented, because attaining that is our entire purpose, it is
why we were created. Therefore, in Psalms we find many times we must be saved spiritually, we have to come with a wholeness of
that King David asks Hashem, “Make haste to help me,” “Hurry faith that Hashem wants to save us right now.
to me,” “Quickly rescue me,” “Swiftly answer me,” and so forth.
The will of Hashem, with which He created the universe, is more
than something “necessary.” Therefore, be aware that when you
Only in Spirituality come to pray to Hashem regarding your spiritual existence, your
prayer must be accepted. Why? Not because you deserve it, but
Regarding the topic of prayer that we are learning about here, because Hashem is compassionate and wants to save all those who
people have asked me: “If I pray to meet my true marriage partner, call out to Him in truth. It is true that, from the aspect of who a
can I ask Hashem to answer me immediately, right now? After all, person is and from the aspect of his deeds, he does not deserve
a person’s entire spirituality depends on his spouse, because then anything. Hashem is not obligated to anyone for anything. Rabbi
he is complete, he is protected from sinning, he can keep many Nachman says (Likutei Moharan I 2) that it is not fitting to receive
mitzvot, and his entire service of Hashem is on another level.” I reward even for one’s good deeds, because everything that a person
tell these people, “Praying to meet your marriage partner is called accomplishes is possible only because he received Hashem’s loving
a prayer for something physical. Therefore, it is impossible to tell assistance, as the midrash states, commenting on the verse, “Who
Hashem, ‘Give me my spouse, because You want to save me now.’ preceded me that I should pay” (Job 41:3). But Hashem wants to
Who said that Hashem wants to provide you with your spouse right give and help everyone spiritually. That is His will! It is because of
now? You cannot know the reckonings of heaven.” this that He created the entire world! This will is a reality that draws
tremendous spiritual abundance onto creation at every moment.
Isaac only got married at the age of 40. We can be sure that he And whoever brings a vessel receives this abundance.
prayed a great deal. If he had demanded to get married immediately,
he would not have met his true spouse, because Rebecca was only There is a famous teaching in the name of the Kotzker Rebbe, who
born when he was 37 years old. Jacob married at the age of 84. raised a question regarding our sages’ statement that “everything is
And there are great tzaddikim who never married at all. Do you in the hands of heaven except for the fear of heaven” (Berachot 33b).
understood what is best for you, what you have come to rectify, The simple meaning of this statement is that the fear of heaven is
and what heaven desires from you? in our hands and not in the hands of heaven. But that raises a
difficulty: how is it that we ask Hashem in many prayers to give us
But what if you say that your evil inclination is burning in you?