[thereisone] A Time of Favor

From: Gutman Locks <locks.gutman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: thereisone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 06:18:00 +0300

A Time of Favor

     Some yeshiva students asked me for a Torah source for something I say
to Jews when I help them to do a *mitzvah*. “The *mitzvah* opens the door
to Heaven.” This means that doing a *mitzvah* brings a time of favor and
that when we do a *mitzvah* we should take advantage of this and pray for
our loved ones. They were not against my point, but wanted a Torah source
for it.

     The teaching is well known and there are many places we find the idea
being taught. But first think what would happen if a subject of a King did
something very bad for the King. Would that be an ideal time for him to ask
the King for a favor? No way. Well, if doing something wrong brings a time
of disfavor with an earthly King then certainly when we are talking about
the Father of mercy should we know that doing something this King wants us
to do will bring a time of favor.

     If that metaphor is not a good enough source, then see what Rabban
Gamaliel said.[i] <#m_5186806750086572419__edn1> “Do His will as you would
do your own will, so that He may do your will as He does His own will.”
This shows that if we do what Hashem wants us to do, i.e. the *mitzvah*
with a full heart, then He will do what we want Him to do with His full
heart.

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[i] <#m_5186806750086572419__ednref1> Pirkei Avot 2:4

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