"My voice is to G-D and I will cry out with my voice to G-D, and He will listen to me (Psalm 77:2)."  This verse communicates a fundamental truth about our relationship with G-D.  We begin by orienting ourselves to G-D, opening the conversation.  Once the conversation is initiated, we then proceed to raise our voice.  We follow the overture with a deeply felt cri de coeur, "a cry from the heart".   As Jews, we know that we have an intimate and deeply special relationship with Hashem.  When we need Him, He will attend to our words, hearing their heartbreak and sincerity, and He will listen.

Copyright, 2008 Rachel Lerner