Stirrings
Most of us are familiar with two directions of service: “Itra’uta D’litata,” and “Itra’uta D’l'eila,” or, Stirrings from below, connections stirred by us, below here on earth towards God, and “Stirrings from Above,” initiated by God, Above, to reach out to us, here, below.The Sefat Emet, (Likkutim L’Chodesh Elul) says that the only responsibility of a human being in Itra’uta D’litata is to choose to attach to God, all other stirrings will come from above to us.
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R’Leibele Eiger says that even these stirrings from below that we may think emanate from us, actually emanate from Above.
It is G-d’s infinite lovingkindness that gives us the first flicker to even contemplate coming closer to G-d.
That implanted whisper of encouragement, of ‘don’t be afraid to reach out to the Infinite’ is that “kheilek Eloka miMa’al”.Sort of a spiritual, G-dly Lojack that sends out the homing beacon to return to G-d.