A man came to his rabbi and said: “Rabbi when I was a child I felt very close to God. Now that I am older, it seems as if God has left me, or perhaps it is I who have left. In either case, I feel far from God. I am not sure what to do.
The rabbi answered him, “When you teach your child to walk, at first you stand very close. The child can only take one step, and then you must catch him. But as he grows, you move farther and farther away, so that he can walk to you. God has not abandoned you. Like a good parent, God has moved farther away, it is still close by, waiting for you. Now you must learn to walk to God.” –Rabbi David Wolpe
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