“And we cried out to Hashem the G-d of our forefathers and Hashem heard our voice …” (Devarim 26:7)
The Torah does not state that Hashem heard our prayer but rather that He heard our voice. This teaches us that a person in distress must cry out and Hashem will answer him immediately. Even though Hashem sometimes answers prayers over the course of several days and sometimes even over the course of several years … crying out loud helps. (Chofetz Chaim al HaTorah)
Our prayers are always heard. Sometimes the salvation sprouts later sometimes it seems to simply have come about on its own but it always emanates from our prayers.
But what if we want to be saved immediately? What if we need salvation now? It’s simple: We scream!
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