Afterthoughts From A Conversation On Prayer
A colleague recently related to me two of his personal prayers that really made me stop and think.
G-d, let me see this person [a person who is giving him trouble] as You see him.
G-d, let me see myself as You see me.
I don't know if I am brave enough for the second prayer. It makes me recall the words of the Kotzker Rebbe, "If G-d were to show you your true colors, you would not be able to continue living for one hour."
As for the first prayer, I have modified it for my own use:
"Ribbono shel Olam, may I see my fellow Jew as You see him. May I be able to perceive the holy and pure neshoma inside him."
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I'm trying. I'm really trying and I hate finding out that I'm not the person I always thought I was.
WOW, both of those are very simple yet powerful. Isn't that the way things in life tend to be.
Those are two things that I, too, pray fairly often. Thankfully, He not only points out areas that I need improvement on but He is also faithful to show me how He loves me, how tender He is toward me, how precious I am to Him. For that I am extremely grateful.
Lots to consider here. I'd like to think that I could live with what the second too.
As a person who tends to beat up on myself, I'm comforted by the thought that God would be (and is) much nicer to me than I am to myself, most of the time.
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