Daily Chizuk #0438

We thank Hashem in Modim “שאתה הוא ה' אלוקינו – that He is Hashem our G-d.” The Bet Tefila learns that Hashem and Elokenu are two separate thank yous. First we thank Hashem that He is Hashem. Just the knowledge that Hashem is in control of everything that goes on in the world is something to be thankful for, to know that we are not subject to happenstance, to know that no one could do evil and get away with it, doing the right thing is rewarded, no one has the ability to harm another individual, everything is calculated and done according to His perfect plan. That is a reason to thank Hashem. The second thank you is Elokenu – that He is our G-d, He loves us, He wants to help us and He personally guides each and every one of us during every moment of our lives, with such love. Hashem gives us because we’re His children, not because we deserve it.
Hashem has millions of ways of helping us, and He could always help us the best way possible. We have to feel that He is our G-d. He loves when we call out to Him. Let us truly internalize this, thank Him for being our Hashem and come to Him with all of our needs.