Tammuz is the month of Vision. It is also the month in which the Meraglim toured the Land of Israel, seeing not what Moshe hoped they would see, but something much darker indeed… Surely, it is time for us to try some “Vision Therapy” and move back to following Hashem’s lead into the Holy Land.
Bnei Yissaschar
131: “Mechalkel Chaim BeChessed: Why Praise Comes First — Shevach and Bakasha
in Shmone Esrei
Changing reality by aligning our will with Hashem’s.
"One should open with praise of Hashem before asking for his needs" (Brachos 32).
“In truth, Sefer Tehillim has more zemiros than tefillah. The difference is as follows: when it comes to tefillah one must try to daven at an eis ratzon [an opportune time], whereas Tehillim has the power to create an eis ratzon.”
— Rav Yitzchak Hutner, Pachad Yitzchak al Succos, Maamar 70