We daven to Hashem (Tehillim 85:8): “Show us, Hashem, Your kindness, and Your salvation You shall give to us.” Rav Boruch of Mezhibuzh zy”a explains that everything Hashem does is merciful and kind, but some acts of kindness are revealed to us, while other are hidden from our understanding. We ask Hashem to show us His kindness, meaning that it should be revealed to us in a way that we can understand how what He is doing is good for us.
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