You Never Know

A fellow in my neighborhood died today. He was sick with cancer for the last two years and I didn't know.

Made me think - you can daven next to a guy in shul and have no idea that he has cancer or anything else going on in his life. As a matter of fact we DO daven next to people in shul and have no idea what is going on in their lives [unless we talk a lot and have some idea of general things they tell us as the chazan is repeating shmoneh esrei].

Moral: The idea of communal prayer is to daven for the community. Try to have special kavana that all of your tefillos should help all of the people in your minyan with whatever distress they might be experiencing.

Note: EVERYBODY has some things in life causing them distress.

EVERYBODY.

I would share mine but will instead drown it out with HODDOOOOOOOO LASHEM KIIII TOOOO-OOOOVVVV KI LI-OILAMMMMMMMM CHASDOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!:-)