“In the holy Zohar (Vol. II 20a) it is written, R. Yehuda said: “Yelling and crying are the highest forms of prayer. The Hebrew words tsa’akah and za’akah, meaning ‘yelling’ and ‘crying,’ are one and the same thing. They are much closer to the Holy Blessed One than moaned or whispered prayers, as it is written: ‘If he shouts to Me, I will listen to his cry.’ (Exodus 22:22)" -Sacred Fire, Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira (the Warsaw Rebbe)
To fervently pray is to open the blocked emotional vessels of the soul. Too often we dampen our heart's need to express what is most needful to us - the deep yearning to love and be loved. Allowing ourselves to feel the raw power of emotion is the pathway to be touched by God and becoming whole.
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