I say berachos and karbanos calmly at home, and afterward, I head to shtiblach to continue the Tefillah.
In shtiblach, I have a regular spot where I place my siddur after davening. After davening, I went to put my siddur in my usual spot and waited for a man standing in the corner, saying berachos with special geshmak (enthusiasm), word by word, with great devotion. I was impressed and waited for him to finish the berachos before placing my siddur in my spot. As I waited, I thought to myself, “What is Hashem trying to hint to me by placing this man in my spot, saying berachos with such kavanah? It is written in seforim that Hashem hints to a person a thousand and tens of thousands of times each day on how to draw closer to Him.”
Suddenly, I was struck with shock—I remembered that I had not said birchas hashachar that day. I had skipped them because I did not have someone to answer Amen at home and thought I would say them later when I could find someone to respond. And here, Hashem arranged a reminder for me—I had forgotten and had not yet said the berachos!
I thought to myself, how amazing it is that someone can stand aside, praying with kavanah, not even knowing that he saved me from a day without berachos!
ח.ר.
