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"One should always praise the Creator and then pray."
(Berachot 32)
This shows us that one must believe that when a person reaches the state where he feels that his shortcomings in the work of the Creator are increasing, he feels that his Emuna (Faith) is not as it should be, this is having the ability to believe that the Creator is Benevolent.
And this feeling arises when you see that you cannot thank the Creator and say sincerely: Blessed be He who said: "Let there be a world" That is to say, this person enjoys this world so much that he thanks the Creator for having created the world, so that he has something to enjoy.
If he does not feel the good and pleasure that there is to receive, it is difficult for him to be grateful for it, and it pains him not to be able to praise the Creator for the world He has created, and to say sincerely: Blessed is He who said: "Let there be a world"
And this lack pains the person, meaning he says this feeling must have reached him because he is distant from the Creator, that is, because he is immersed in self-love. And this causes him to separate himself from the Creator, which means he doesn't feel the greatness of the Creator because the Creator is hidden from him.
And therefore he cannot see the truth, as it is written: "For it is your life and the length of your days"
And he cannot feel the importance of the Torah, as it is written: "For this is your wisdom and your understanding, in the sight of the nations, who will hear all these laws and say: "This great nation is truly a wise and knowledgeable people."
When the person is evaluated, he concludes:
"Where is that enthusiasm that the nations speak of about us? As it is written:
"...certainly a wise and learned people, which we are by the power of the Torah, because we observe what is written: "Observe and do, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations." So why don't I feel the importance of the Torah and the Mitzvot?
In this state of reflection, when the person feels how far removed he is from any importance for the work of the Creator, and begins to wake up and think:
"I must do something! I can't remain in this state of lowliness for the rest of my life."
Certainly, this is the moment when a person begins to pray to the Creator, so that He may bring him closer to Him and help him from Above as our sages said: "He who comes to purify himself receives help"
In other words, may the Creator remove from him this concealment of the greatness and importance of Kdush (Holiness and Purity), so that he may overcome all the low thoughts and desires that come from self-love.
And let all your worries be only about what you can do for the Kdush, called: "To give satisfaction to his Maker" and certainly that can only be done to the extent that one believes in the greatness and importance of the Creator, therefore the person asks the Creator to open his eyes, so that he may see and feel the greatness and importance of the Creator, as it is written in Tehilim- Psalms 88:
"Lord, why do you forsake my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?"
And then it becomes a prayer that flows from the bottom of the heart, and at that moment the person wants the Creator to heal his heart, just as it is written:
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their sadness." (Tehillim 147)
Then the person will probably think that the awakening of prayer will bring him closer to the Creator, and that this comes from himself, and he hopes for salvation from the Creator and that He will help him by receiving and granting his prayer, this is what will bring him closer to the Eternal, since he is praying now, because now he feels his lack which he did not feel before.
(Based on the teachings of Rabash, Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Hashlag)
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