CLD #184

Tefillat Amida, Shmoneh Esreh, should be said in a whisper, where one hears himself saying the brachot. Why is this important? We need to know that during the Tefillah (which is said 3 times a day with 19 brachot each time, which is also manadatory for every Jewish male above the age of 13) we are speaking to Hashem as if we are speaking to our friend face-to-face. 
Why do we not feel the presence of Hashem? Why does our neshama not react? Why do we not feel like a certain lightbulb gets turned on that says we are standing in front of The Creator of the entire world; The Creator of your parents, of your brothers and sisters, of the material and fabrics that make up your clothes, the ink in your pens, the electricity that flows through this computer, the millions of codes and numbers that make up this screen, etc. More importantly, if G-d could do everything, why doesn't he simply jump in front of us in a form we can relate and just answer us face-to-face during Tefillah?

In our generation, we hope BH that it is the final dor before the Geula (final redemption, mashiach, etc.), it is known that a huge tidal wave of "Hester Panim" will take over the world. If Hashem would pop up 3 times a day (besides the fact that he will seem 'limited' to us because he comes down in a form that limits him), his infinite value would decrease because it would become routine to see G-d (whatever that means). When we are standing in front of Hashem, we need to understand that his power is endless and that whatever problem we have can be fixed. It is known that Hashem gives us problems so we can approach Him for help. 


B'H we will receive the understanding that we can always look up and ask for help (not only in the Tefillah/amida/shmoneh esreh). Hashem is our father, all fathers want their children to be happy, why else would Hashem give us the Torah?


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