Daily Chizuk #1467

He Yearns for Everyone
We say in the Yom Tov Amida, אתה בחרתנו מכל העמים אהבת אותנו ורצית בנו – Hashem chose us from all of the other nations, He loved us and wanted us. In the siddur of the Gr"a, the question was asked, seemingly love is more powerful than ratzon. So if we already mentioned that Hashem chose us out of love, why do we also say that he chose us from ratzon?
The answer is that love is based on certain qualities that people possess, but ratzon implies desiring something without any specific cause. And thus we add ורצית בנו – Hashem yearned for us to be His Nation and still yearns for every single Jew to be close to Him, even if they don't possess the qualities that they should have. Hashem's desire for us is not dependent on our past performance of mitzvot, He yearns for everyone no matter what they have done in the past and wants more than anything for them to come close to Him. Sometimes, Hashem gives people extra siyata d'Shamaya to realize that there is nothing better for them than to come close to Him.
Hashem loves every one of us and He yearns for everyone to be closer to Him.
Chag Sameach!!!
Shabbat Shalom!!!