the first time I read the Amidah prayer, I cried the entire way through. It is so beautiful. More than anything, I desire to have a heart before the Father that mirrors the spirit of the Amidah.
the Amidah consists of 19 sections, and I will be posting one each day until Christmas, on which I will post the Amidah in its entirety. I doubt there is anything that could orient our hearts to a truer perspective this time of year than the Amidah.
the Jews repeat this prayer three times a day. it is to be said while standing, with feet together as a show of respect towards God (this pose mirrors the vision of angels ezekiel had in which the feet of the angels appeared as one {ezekiel 1:7} ).
Before reciting the Amidah, it is custom to take three steps backward and three steps forward - the action a servant would take in the presence of a king.
The Amidah is not to be interrupted for anything other than very dire circumstances, for while reciting it, you converse with God Himself.
Amidah: 1.
the God of history.
Blessed are you, O LORD our God and God of our fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the great, mighty, and revered God, the Most High God who bestows loving kindnesses, the creator of all things, who remembers the good deeds of the patriarchs and in love will bring a redeemer to their children's children for His Name's sake. O king, helper, savior and shield. Blessed are you, Oh Lord, the shield of Abraham.
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