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Do you really want Mashiach now?

Do you really want Mashiach Now? Many people have that cry in their lips, but do not mean it. In the Amida which is a set of prayers composed by eighteen different prayers, we find at the end of it a prayer asking for Mashiach to come, to reveal Himself, and to bring Yeshuah / Salvation to our people, to our lives, to bring true Shelema (peace) to us and for all Israel His people. The text says: “May the Shoot of David blossom and flourish, and let the light of Yeshuah / Salvation shine forth according to Your word, for we await Your Yeshuah all every day. We praise You, O HaShem, who causes the light of Yeshuah to come.” With that prayer in mind, we should not be affraid at all to ask God to reveal the Holy Mashiach to us, HaShem is waiting for us [...]