All Prayer
Rabbi Bunam narrated this parable. "A man of handsome raiment came into an institution to ask for charity, and was compelled to make considerable explanation as to the reason for his need. Another man, poorly attired, entered, and was given aid at once. In the same way, a self satisfied man who asks God for help needs to do much entreating. But he who is of broken heart and meek is answered at once. We read: 'But I am all prayer' (Psalm 109:4). 'My broken heart is in itself a prayer, and I hardly am required to entreat You.' "
Source: The Hasidic Anthology
