The apology that is offered for machnisei rachamim doesn’t sit very well with me. I don’t understand why would need to explain to Hashem exactly how to apply his midos. Perhaps instead of asking for health, we should read a biology textbook and at the end, say “ok God, now that you know how the body works, please ensure it functions properly.” Hashem knows quite a lot. I would think that it would be more useful to utilize one’s praying time praising, pleading, and thanking, rather than trying to sound all cool by letting God know that we have all this fancy inside information.
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