Prayer is a connection on the highest level. It says, “Father, I hand You my pain and my joy Do with it what You know is right for me.”
When it comes to Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur our conversations with Hashem become more intense. Whether through our siddurim or simply our words, the prayer is all about our connection with Hashem.
On Rosh Hashanah, we crown Hashem with glory and show how our belief in his greatness never diminishes. Even when we don’t understand the reasoning behind what we see day to day. We attest that He is the one and only and that whatever He has ordained for us is exactly what we need. We remind ourselves that Hashem is the One and Only and that our belief in His greatness is total.
Yom Kippur, on the other hand, we beg Hashem for mercy and understanding. We say, look at us; we are only flesh and blood; we are the people whom You chose. Humans, scars and all, we are not angels, and we therefore have imperfections. We beseech You, Hashem, that You take our tefilloth because we are Your children, and though we know we are not as forgiving as You, we beg of You, our Father: please give us another chance; please listen to Your children with the mercy only You can show.
This is an unbelievable gift that Hashem bestowed upon us. He knew there would be many times in life when we would need His love and understanding, so He gave us the wonderful gift of being able to use prayer for connection.
There are times when looking in a sidur is difficult, but words that talk to G-D have no particular medium for reaching him. He listens to our words from wherever they come, as long as, at the time of saying them, we truly mean them.
May all our teffiloth be answered for good, and may we always see the good that Hashem sends us.
