"Time to Give It Up?" #46 of "ANTICIPATION,"

Episode Forty-Six, entitled 'TIME TO GIVE IT UP?' considers the possibility that after more than 1,950 of continuous yet fruitless entreaty and prayer perhaps it time to stop asking for it. Maybe, just maybe we shouldn't be pestering G-d any longer. Those advocating this approach, suggest that at this point we leave it in Heaven's hands. Whenever Hashem decides it's time, we'll be ready and waiting they say! This sounds reasonable. And they maintain that the teachings of our Sages back them up! The Talmud clearly states that excessive prayer can have the negative consequence of making G-d look harsh and us look petty. Is there any truth to this? The Rebbe once tackled this possibly well-intended, yet entirely wrong-headed approach to the issue: Beginning with fact that the Talmudic "proof" clearly indicates its inapplicability. Explicit examples lifted from King David's prayerful entreaty in Sefer Tehillim prove that exactly the opposite is true. In fact, the structure of our Daily Prayers proves that we are obligated to continue asking for Moshiach, until we finally get the response we've been waiting for! This comprises the Forty-sixth segment of an ongoing study series on The Geula, our final Redemption referred to as the Coming of Moshiach (Messiah).