Becoming Absorbed into Faith / Faith in the Tzaddik A person must attain a holy consciousness that will consume him until his body has the same awareness as his holy soul. Just as a person absorbs food into his body, so too, a believer’s faith assimilates him into itself. Similarly, the holiness of the Land of Israel assimilates a person who lives in it until he partakes of its nature, and a Tzaddik assimilates a person who clings to him and believes in him until that person attains the Tzaddik’s nature. Thus, it is good for a person to be a Tzaddik’s follower, even if he receives no tangible benefit thereby, because simply having faith in the Tzaddik helps him serve God. All of this depends on this person’s will. If he has a strong desire to come close to God and serve Him, then even though it is hard for him to break the desires of his body, by coming close to and believing in a Tzaddik, he is transformed into the nature of the Tzaddik. But if he does not want to serve HaShem, then coming close to a Tzaddik will not help him. Not only will he not be digested but, to the contrary, he will be vomited out. Holy Faith HaShem, my God and God of my fathers, help me attain faith with all my heart. Help me believe fully in You and in your true Tzaddikim.

May my faith be so strong and firm that I no longer identify myself with the physicality of my body, but with the quality of holy faith.

May that faith consume me until all of the evil that grasps me is nullified and I will be transformed from evil to good.

The Holy Land Help me come to the Land of Israel in peace, without misadventure. And help me cling to the true Tzaddikim with complete faith.

Do not treat me in accordance with my transgressions. Do not judge me in accordance with my deeds. In Your compassion, open the gates of holy faith.

Help me be absorbed into faith until I will be transformed into its holy quality, which is the quality of the holy Land of Israel and the true Tzaddikim.

May the Land and holy faith not vomit me out as it vomited out others before me.

I am not worthy to come to holy faith, to the holy Land of Israel and to true Tzaddikim, for I have acted wrongly and thus deprived myself of holiness. Nevertheless, Your compassion is vast, HaShem. With that compassion, help me so that holy faith will embrace me until I am transformed into its quality.

Absorbed into Faith Help me attain complete faith on every level.

At present, I rely solely on holy faith. As the verse states, “The Tzaddik lives by his faith.”

As a result of the desires of the body that rise up within me at every moment, my spirit has gone deeper into exile. Due to my many sins, my strength has subsided and my hands tremble. Only with the power of holy faith can I oppose and eliminate these desires.

Help me be absorbed into faith until I will be transformed into its holy quality. As the verse states, “Trust in HaShem and do good. Dwell in the Land and shepherd with faith.”

“HaShem, Your eyes are turned to faith.” Help me attain holy faith, in accordance with Your beneficent will.

“All of Your commandments are faithful. When falsehood pursues me, help me, HaShem!” “Hear my prayer, listen to my supplications; answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness.”

May the verse be realized, “The heavens will praise Your wonders, HaShem, even Your faithfulness amid the holy congregation.”

“My faithfulness and my kindness shall be with him, and through My Name, his might shall be elevated.”

And the verse states, “Forever will I guard My kindness for him, and My covenant is faithful to him.”

“I will not break My kindness off from him and I will not be false to My faithfulness.”

“I will sing the kindnesses of HaShem forever; for all generations, I will make Your faithfulness known with my mouth. For I have said that the world is built upon kindness; as for the heavens, You establish Your faithfulness in them.”

“HaShem, God of Hosts, who is like You, mighty God? Your faithfulness surrounds You.”

Realize on our behalf the verse, “I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you to Me with righteousness and with justice, with kindness and with compassion. I will betroth you to Me with faith, and you will know HaShem.”

“Do not abandon me, HaShem! My God, do not be far from me. Hurry to help me, God, my salvation.”

Blessed is HaShem forever. Amen and amen.