“How astonishing it is,” the Chazon Ish writes, “that a person is able to share his worries with the Master of the Universe in the same manner that he would speak to a friend!”
“Why are you coming in through the back door?” This was the Chofetz Chaim’s question to the many callers who sought his brachos.
If you’re trying to visualize his house and its entrances, you misunderstand. The Chofetz Chaim was not referring to the portals of his home; he was alluding instead to the gateways of heaven.
“Go directly to the Master of the Universe! Take a Tehillim and daven; ask Him for His blessings. That’s what I do,” the Chofetz Chaim would insist. “When I need something, I speak to my Father. A father wants to listen to his children. He doesn’t want to hear about their needs from someone else.”
The message is clear: All brachos come from Hashem. You can petition Him directly (the front door), or you can ask a tzaddik to be the conduit (the back door), but ultimately there’s one, and only one, Source of blessing.
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