Prayer in Adversity

Works in a unit that trains to fight terrorists and he went to the Kim with the massacres were happening he came home late late at night after 15 20 hours of fighting for every Jewish life and cleaning up the kibuts from terrorists and finally he had to go home he needed a few hours of sleep and he says he woke up the next day but he couldn't DAV the sight of what he saw and the pain of what he experienced so finally now when he was taking a few moments to meditate he says he just couldn't pray he couldn't get himself to talk to God like he felt so much pain and horror so he said he needed some inspiration so he opened up a book of letters from the LA it's called opens up top page and there's a letter person writes to the I can't get myself to Davin I'm not in the mood I have so many issues and challenges I just can't get myself to DAV he said the Reb writes back to this person and says there are moments that you are not a small individual anymore there are moments you have to realize you are the Jewish people so D to hasem from a position that you are the Jewish people he says there are moments in life when I'm an individual and it's just me through you says there are moments in life when you transcend yourself as an individual person and you embody the Jewish people try to dve in like that that's what he decided to do he said I'm not your INB now anymore I am now the Jewish people that's who I am and he started to talk to God from the Jewish people there was no individual me versus you and now I'm working with my issues and I have my issues and he said it was an incredible prayer it gave him so much courage and [Music] Clarity the yeshiva.net