| ב בְּקָרְאִי עֲנֵנִי אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי בַּצָּר הִרְחַבְתָּ לִּי חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי | 2 Answer me when I call, GOD of my righteousness, You who did set me free when I was in distress; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer. |
Psalm 4
Prayer is an important part in our journey. Rabbi Moshé ben Maimón said that in prayer we must recognize before who are we standing, the Almighty. Our prayers must be addressed only to GOD and in a humble attitude. To pray is to understand our limitations and spiritual needs. It is to know that there is so much we do not know and understand very little from what we know. The Greatest Eternal Mystery is GOD. How GOD relates to humanity and the universe which the Almighty created is also a mystery. Our sacred books as well as those of other faith traditions have attempted to understand. Our Theological Philosophy is limited, after all our human intellect is limited regardless that there is not a computer system that could gain and process information as the human brain does. However, we can say: The LORD is with me, I will not be afraid (אֲדֹנָי לִי וְלֹא אִירָא).
| ט בְּשָׁלוֹם יַחְדָּו אֶשְׁכְּבָה וְאִישָׁן כִּי אַתָּה יי לְבָדָד לָבֶטַח תּוֹשִׁיבֵנִי | 9 In peace will I lay down and sleep; for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. |
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