Modim Anachnu Lach...for Your Miracles That Are With Us Every Day
A religious school in Sderot was hit by a Kassam rocket this morning. Noone was hurt, thank G-d, because the kids who are usually in this classroom were in another praying the morning service.
Part of the morning service, said in the portion known as the Amidah, is Modim (Thanksgiving). Here is the translation of a section of that prayer (Artscroll Siddur):
"We gratefully thank You, for it is You Who are Hashem, our G-d and the G-d of our forefathers for all eternity; Rock of our lives, Shield of our salvation are You from generation to generation. We shall thank You and relate Your praise - for our lives, which are committed to Your power and for our souls that are entrusted to You; for Your miracles that are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favors in every season - evening, morning and afternoon...."
We live in a land of miracles, and unfortunately we sometimes don't really appreciate that. I know that after hearing about the miracle of this morning I will say this prayer with more feeling.
A religious school in Sderot was hit by a Kassam rocket this morning. Noone was hurt, thank G-d, because the kids who are usually in this classroom were in another praying the morning service.
Part of the morning service, said in the portion known as the Amidah, is Modim (Thanksgiving). Here is the translation of a section of that prayer (Artscroll Siddur):
"We gratefully thank You, for it is You Who are Hashem, our G-d and the G-d of our forefathers for all eternity; Rock of our lives, Shield of our salvation are You from generation to generation. We shall thank You and relate Your praise - for our lives, which are committed to Your power and for our souls that are entrusted to You; for Your miracles that are with us every day; and for Your wonders and favors in every season - evening, morning and afternoon...."
We live in a land of miracles, and unfortunately we sometimes don't really appreciate that. I know that after hearing about the miracle of this morning I will say this prayer with more feeling.
posted by westbankmama at 12:03 PM
6 Comments:
miracles happen every day, we just nee dto open our eyes and we'll see them,
J.
we really do live in a land of miracles.
This really is something to be thankful for.
jerusalemcop - you are absolutely right
ds, london - thank you
emanuel ben-zion - it is too bad that we don't appreciate it though
jack - I know
My honest-to-goodness response to this is, I am completely ashamed that it hadn't even occured to me (children praying one minute, lives, including that of the teacher whose chair the rocket hit being spared the next) ... your post brings it right home: Israel is a place of so many constant miracles, big and small. Kol hakavod!
erica - yes, it is a problem when you take things for granted - and in Israel we even take miracles for granted!
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