Jan 15
Imagine approaching Albert Einstein and saying, "Hey Albert, you make great toast. Thanks." That would be an insult. Praise Albert for his intelligence, not for the toast he makes. By praising Albert for making good toast you demonstrate how you don't understand his greatness. Prayer is replete with praises to G-d. We pray three times a day.
Why does G-d desire our praise? It seems downright insulting to praise G-d. By praising Him you are insulting him. You are minimizing Her with your praise. "Hey, great toast you make." Ludicrous. We praise G-d for ourselves. By praising him we bring out our appreciation for all that he does for us. G-d asks us to praise him for our sake, not for his. This brings out our soft side. Our side which is vulnerable to the Creator of all kind. We praise him to start our connection with Him. He is connected with us, but are we connected with Him? They tell a story of one of the Chassidic Rebbes who asked his Chassidim, Where is G-d. They naturally responded, everywhere. To which he replied, only where you let him in.
Praising G-d is a way of letting him in. Realizing our punity. Realizing and appreciating just how small we are.
This is the way you let Him.
