"May the L-rd favor you."1 The Talmud tells us that the ministering angels protested this, because the Torah declares that He "has no favorites."2 G‑d replies to this contradiction: "How can I help but favor Israel? I said, 'You will eat and be sated and (then) you are to thank G‑d for the good earth,'3 and they give thanks for a small morsel of food."
If our faith was dependent on G‑d's immediate blessings, we would have abandoned Judaism centuries agoThis may sound somewhat whimsical at first, but in simple terms it expresses Israel's devotion to G‑d. Israel does not believe in and follow G‑d because He is good to us, out of gratitude for His blessings.
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