#631: Modim (Part 27 of 27)

snippet series is generously sponsored by the Saka family inform 18 of the of our opportunity thrice a day to express our boundless endless gratitude to Hashem for his loving kindness and we are on the last sentence the end of hat not just hashem doesn't just do good he is good the his essence he's the source of all good we declare he is to and what makes him So because he is the source of all to his kindness, his compassion never ends and he's also not only he's like his maternal instinct, his inherent intuitive good and boundless endless. He never runs out of so we last left off and asked wouldn't it make more sense to say should go together. So several asks this question and they answer based on the following means the following. Human beings no matter how kind, generous, good they are have limited resources, limited time, limited money, limited capacity. We might have endless and boundless desire to help, to assist, to support, but in the end of the day there is limited capacity of time, energy, of money, of resources and the like. The rebon of the Almighty is boundless and limitless. There is no tradeoff. We don't believe that if he helps this one, it comes at the expense of that one. The incredible organization Florida network that's doing tremendous things across South Florida through PES $300,000 was given and more. It has to decide each and every day. It has the impossible decision because unfortunately it doesn't have infinite and endless resources. Who's worthy? Who deserves? How do you allocate? How do you divide even the engine of that wants to do nevertheless is limited by what it has the almighty there is no trade-off there is no sense if you give this you can't give the other there's no either or there's and is limitless on what he can do should he choose to and think it is the correct and right thing to do so if it was someone who has endless compassion never runs out of compassion it's lovely They never run out of compassion. But you can't deposit compassion in the bank. The landlord doesn't take compassion for payment. Compassion doesn't put the groceries on the table. So it's beautiful. The one with compassion doesn't run out of compassion. And that's true for human beings. And the most admirable human being who deserves to be honored doesn't run out of compassion instinctively feels compassion. But what makes Hashem different is he's go he doesn't have run out of resources. He's boundless and endless in the difference that he can make. There is no trade-off. There is no if they give. That's a tila in general. I recently interacted. I mentioned in another shir I interacted with a non-Jew, someone who was raised in Boston. That was the first strike against him, but Roman Catholic. Not sure which was whatever. Anyway, so he's not religious for good reason growing up then and in that area and exposed to that experience. There's good reason. And he told me he misses God. He wishes he'd come back. He doesn't know where to begin. So I said, "Pray. Ask him for what you need." He said, "How could I ask for what I need? There's so many people who need much bigger things. What I need is so insignificant, inconsequential." And I said, "Do you think God is so small that if he takes care of your request, he can't help the other? He says yes to you, the homeless person will suffer. There's not enough to give him or her. God is great. He's infinite. He's omnipotent. He could take care of everyone. He's sitting and he's waiting for you to talk to him." I don't know if I made a Ben Noah or not out of it, but I hope he's having a a conversation. Hashem is limitless and boundless not only is desire but the capacity to do the that he does and in that way distinct and different than human beings. And the final expression and how do you read it here too? There is a locus. I don't want to challenge or embarrass anyone how you read how you punctuate. Where do you put the comma? or where does the comma go? Many have been saying it for several years and never gave thought to that question. How do you punctuate? How do you conclude? How does end? And the answer is both. either the one of the says that this like we say in I know you forgot what that's like but starting again tomorrow we describe is that means Hashem remembers because his kindness his compassion his capacity is endless it is forever it is which means how do you punctuate it you would read it Hem you have boundless endless compassion kindness it extends forever and ever and ever. So the comma goes however the says the goes after me forever. What does kavu mean? Kinu is hope longing. Hashem our longing, our hope is always in you. And it is that way may forever. Why would you end modim? Why would you end the brah of gratitude with hope? Hope and gratitude are two different ideas, thoughts, emotions, behaviors. So why would you end gratitude with hope? Because the ultimate expression of gratitude you could give is the confidence and faith that you could put hope in that person. I'm so grateful and I recognize so much your capacity that my hope is in you. The hope is a manifestation of the confidence which in itself is itself is gratitude for what was done. So based on you would read I forever put my hope in you as the fulfillment of the gratitude I feel the confidence that you will provide. So two ways to end modm where you put the comma different connotation and with that after a very long time we complete modm lest you think we're going on there's a second modem known as modm daban our sponsor asked me specifically don't keep going sponsoring on condition you also tackle modm which I would have done anyway just a little extra motivation but the only that has a parallel that the congre ation says something when also says it. There's no there's no only mode as a daban. We'll pick up next time with