You Won't Believe How Prayer Can Change Your Life – More Than You Thought

Today's Quote

"The matter of prayer is that it is from the orders arranged by the supreme wisdom, so that for the creations to receive abundance from Him above, they need to awaken to Him, get closer to Him, and seek His presence, and according to their awakening to Him so shall abundance be drawn towards them, and if they do not awaken, it will not be drawn to them."

"And behold, the Master, blessed He is, desires and wants His creatures to have great goodness at all times, and He prepared for them this service, which is a daily task, through which they will draw upon themselves abundance of success and blessing, according to what they need in this world."

(Ramchal, "The Way of God" Part Four).

The Meaning of the Quote

In these words, Ramchal explains the essence of prayer and its central role in the connection between man and the Creator, emphasizing the divine desire to benefit His creatures and the way they are required to participate in this process.

Ramchal emphasizes that the order of divine creation is set such that divine abundance, including all blessings and good that a person needs, is not given automatically. For a person to receive this abundance, he must awaken and turn to the Creator, draw near to Him, and request the abundance from Him.

The amount and quality of the abundance a person receives are not predetermined, but depend on the degree of closeness and effort of the person. The more a person invests in his prayer and his relationship with the Creator, the more abundance is drawn to him. If a person does not awaken or does not pray, he misses the opportunity to receive this abundance.

Ramchal stresses that the Creator, blessed He is, desires the goodness of the creatures and strives to grant them abundance, success, and blessing. This is a deep desire of the Master towards His creations at all times and in all situations.

For the abundance to reach the creatures regularly and continuously, the Creator established the commandment of prayer as a daily action, intended to allow a person to connect themselves to the source of abundance and draw from it the blessings needed. Therefore, prayer is not just a religious obligation but a practical tool a person needs to lead a fulfilled life in the world. Each person draws abundance according to their needs and situation, as the Creator prepared for them.

Ramchal seeks to teach us that prayer is part of the order of creation: the Creator wishes to bestow, but divine abundance depends on the effort and awakening from the person. Through sincere daily prayer, a person can connect to the Creator, merit the abundance necessary for him, and draw closer to the source of life and blessing.

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A Few Words About the Author

Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto) passed away 280 years ago. He was a great and vast scholar in Torah, thought, ethics, and Kabbalah. He was active in Italy and towards the end of his life, he moved to the Land of Israel and was buried in Tiberias. Most of his books were lost over time. Among the books that remained and were printed: "Path of the Just," "The Way of God," "The Knowledge of Understanding," and others, which serve to this day as foundational books in Jewish ethics and thought.

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