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מוֹדֶה אֲנִי לְפָנֶֽיךָ
מֶֽלֶךְ חַי וְקַיָּם
שֶׁהֶחֱזַֽרְתָּ בִּי נִשְׁמָתִי בְּחֶמְלָה
רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽך

I give thanks to you living and everlasting King because you have restored my soul with mercy. Great is your faithfulness.

Every morning these are the first words recited as soon as we awake. All religious traditions have a similar liturgy. It is an act of worship to recognize the Source of Life. To live knowing or with the faith that it is the Faithful GOD, the Only True GOD, the Heavenly Father who cares for us like a Mother loves her children. The reasons to doubt this are many, but the reasons to believe, to have a little faith for the day, are many more. There is so much love and compassion in this world. Too often we dwell looking at the evil and so much hatred around us. Perhaps, we cannot use mathematics or any formula to calculate the percentage of love vs. hatred in this world. Any conclusion is abstract and subjective. However, according to the faith of our prophets, the Faithful GOD will transform this world to its original intention: a world where love and justice will reign. How? You and I are the instruments of the Almighty to rebuild this beautiful planet. Our home, with the sky as the roof and the ground as its foundation. Overcome evil with acts of compassion and love. Overcome hatred with forgiveness. Immerse yourself within worship. Immerse yourself in the devotional and academic study of the Torah; this is also worship. Stand humbly before the Creator in your prayers, with the knowledge that the LORD is Faithful. There is so much about the mystery of prayer I do not understand, but I have a little faith that sustains me and moves me to believe and pray. 

וְיכָּנְעוּ עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְיִתְפַּלְלוּ וִיבַקְשׁוּ פָנַי וְיָשֻׁבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיהֶם הָרָעִים וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁמַע מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶסְלַח לְחַטָּאתָם וְאֶרְפָּא אֶת אַרְצָם

If my people, upon whom my name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2nd Book of Chronicles 7:14