The congregants of a Hasidic Rabbi noted that the rabbi was
not reciting his prayers one morning at services. After services, one of the men approached the
rabbi and respectfully asked, “Rabbi, why were not praying?”
The rabbi answered, “I could utter no more than two words,
modeh ani (I am thankful). The moment I
pronounced the word ‘ani,’ I asked myself who am I? All morning I have been trying to answer that
question, and I have not yet succeeded.”
-Rabbi Ralph Simon
If God were to ask us, “Who is calling?” what would we
respond?
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