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Daily Chizuk #1178
Parnasa / Money
Enduring Yisurim: The Value of the Hospital Bed
Never Give Up on Tefila
Chazal tell us there are four things that need chizuk and one of them is tefila. The Gemara brings a proof that tefila needs chizuk from the pasuk קוה אל ה' חזק ויאמץ לבך וקוה אל ה'. Simply that means if a person is losing hope in Hashem helping him, he should strengthen himself and renew his hope and continue praying. The Shomer Emunim asks, this pasuk קוה אל ה' connotes having bitachon in Hashem, so why are Chazal bringing a proof to tefila with a pasuk speaking about having bitachon? The Shomer Emunim answered, usually, the reason a person becomes lax with tefila is because he has already prayed and prayed for something but has not been answered. He begins to feel that his prayers aren’t helping anyway so why should he bother.
We should never give up on the power of tefila!
Chazal tell us there are four things that need chizuk and one of them is tefila. The Gemara brings a proof that tefila needs chizuk from the pasuk קוה אל ה' חזק ויאמץ לבך וקוה אל ה'. Simply that means if a person is losing hope in Hashem helping him, he should strengthen himself and renew his hope and continue praying. The Shomer Emunim asks, this pasuk קוה אל ה' connotes having bitachon in Hashem, so why are Chazal bringing a proof to tefila with a pasuk speaking about having bitachon? The Shomer Emunim answered, usually, the reason a person becomes lax with tefila is because he has already prayed and prayed for something but has not been answered. He begins to feel that his prayers aren’t helping anyway so why should he bother.
We should never give up on the power of tefila!
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