What if Moses agreed to pray for you?
Yes, that Moses. The man who spoke face to face with G-d, who received the Torah at Mount Sinai and whom Scripture crowns as the greatest prophet who ever lived
Imagine if he agreed to offer to say a prayer for you, to beseech the Divine for that one thing you really, really want.
Can prayer get more effective than that?
In Jewish spiritual thinking, prayer is about connecting with something higher, something beyond our normal selves. Prayer is about touching something special within ourselves (our souls) and within G-d. It's about plugging into the power of spirituality.
When we plug in through prayer, we create a conduit of Divine current. We create a stream of G-dly presence in our lives, which ultimately translates into our blessings.
Moses' abundant spirituality, his spiritual 'wealth', made his interface with G-d the gold standard of human capacity for Divine connection. Moses was truly plugged in.
King David, in the Psalms, refers to 'Moses' prayer,' because Moses' prayer was outstanding. He had unusual spiritual potency.
Top of the heap.
Or not?
Our Sages tell us that there's one brand of prayer which outdoes even Moses' entreaties. It's what the Psalms call "the Pauper's prayer'.
By definition, a Pauper is someone who is destitute, totally lacking. The Psalms aren't just referring to a person's bankbook; the term is indicating a person who has spiritual deficiencies.
Why would the Pauper's prayer be even more potent than Moses'?
Because the Pauper is better positioned for authenticity, for a self-image that is free of ego-layers. The Pauper is who he is, warts and all, so there's little to nothing obstructing between the pray-er and the prayer, between the person and G-d. When we recognize our own 'spiritual poverty', we become more real, which makes us positioned for genuine connection.
There's no more powerful a prayer.