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 "Come
and consider how many miracles the Holy One, blessed be He, performs for
man, and he is unaware of it. If a man were to swallow unmasticated bread,
it would descend into his bowels and scratch him, but God created a well
in the throat of man which enables it to descend safely." [*]
This thought is expressed in this beautiful formula of thanksgiving
(Modim) for God's manifold blessings to us. Modim forms
part of the daily Amidah prayer:
We
give thanks unto You, for You are the Lord our God and the God of our
fathers for ever and ever; You are the Rock of our lives, the Shield of
our salvation through every generation. We will give thanks unto you and
declare your praise for our lives which are committed unto Your hand,
and for our souls which are in Your charge, and
for Your miracles which are daily with us, and for Your wonders and Thy
benefits, which are wrought at all times, evening, morning, and night.
You are are all-good, whose mercies fail not; You, merciful Being,
whose lovingkindnesses never cease we have ever hoped in You."
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