Service of the Heart


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                          The purpose of this site which is a part of Messianic-Judaism.net is to have an entire site completely and totally devoted to all things worship. If you come into prayers that you would like to share, please e-mail the prayer along with prayer title and author to RabbiDavid@Messianic-Judaism.net. (You can also send prayer requests here or contact us to send support) .Prayer is now conceived as Avodah (worship: literally, service)- a term that had previously been used to denote the sacrificial service in the Temple.( "And to serve him with all your heart [Deuteronomy 11:13]: what if the service [Avodah] that is performed in the heart? This is prayer ! (Bab. Ta'anit 2b). And ,"Just as the service of the altar is called Avodah, so is prayer called Avodah" (Sifre Deuteronomy 41). (Literature of the Synagogue by Joseph Heinemann and Jakob J. Petuchowski)

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                          B.T. Berachot 29b 'Whoever views his prayer as something obligatory does not offer a fervent prayer.'