Show Up Anyway: Hashem Never Asked for Perfect Davening � � (Rabbi Yehoshua Nissan)

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Yehoshua Nissan’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

But now that we opened the door to that question, that question is born out of the obviously the struggle to connect, right? And then then we've spoken already about that. So, could I to read the next piece about different types of davening that exist. People think since they're entire davening since they're entire davening or not all of their davening are done with intense intention or bespiceful and with tremendous passion with fear and love of Hashem these people think my davening is not that way or certainly not all of my davening or not all of my davening, right? Are that way. So, Hashem's not listening and accepting So, Hashem's not listening and accepting and answering those prayers. Well, I get it if you really davening, right? But come on, most days I show up and I'm trying but I'm pretty much I you know, it's coming out So, is Hashem really like those too? I don't think Hashem's so into those. I don't think Hashem I'm saying Hashem, could you please help me? I I I need to pay my bills. Could you please give me money? But I know that I'm not really beseeching God from the depths of my soul. So, I'm going to be like Hashem, could you please help me pay the bills? you please help me pay the bills? Hashem's going to answer that? People think no. Hashem is not pleased with that type of prayer. That's what people think. They don't understand they're making a mistake. Hashem knows the thoughts of man. You think Hashem is some sort of deity that expects perfection. And if you didn't give it on a golden platter, then get

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1. 0:00But now that we opened the door to that question, that question is born out of…
2. 0:31since they're entire davening or not all of their davening are done with intense intention or…
3. 1:33you please help me pay the bills? Hashem's going to answer that? People think no. Hashem…
4. 2:33right? The davenings fluctuate. That that's a real davening. And that struggle the struggle is real.…
5. 4:41You know, at best I'm going to get this thing cranked up to a whole whopping…
6. 5:42people, is I asked you to give me and then I made a random statement of…
7. 6:45allowed to make it." So, how could you make a bracha every time you ask for…
8. 7:59remarkable in and of itself. Well, what makes it even more remarkable is what type of…
9. 8:59meaningful. He understands the difficulty, the struggle, and the shortcomings that we have to face. Even…
10. 9:59If you crank it up one notch, it'd be transformative. Two notches? Who can even talk?…

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