When Linda is away, Princess often waits by the front door. She stares at the frosted glass, hoping for a shadow. Dogs are wonderfully patient. Princess will go do other things for a while, but she always returns, hoping.
This is one of my mental images of prayer. We sit by the frosted glass, hoping for a glimpse of the Infinite One. Maybe this morning, maybe not. But as Princess would tell us if she could, it’s worth the wait.
Ah so, my handsome dog Joey also waits and watches by the front window for my return while I am away. You so wonderfully described what my prayer is for…the arrival of Hashem to enter my soul and grant it whatever it is I need not necessarily for what I ask.
I think there’s a lot we can learn from our animals.
What a sweet post!!