After the hilula of the tzaddik, Rabbi Chaim Pinto, zy”a, Mr. Shmuel Myara approached me. He was an admirer of my father and asked for my blessing. I blessed him in the merit of my holy forefathers and instructed him to become stronger in Torah study and mitzvah observance. He was very moved by my blessing and resolved to improve in his Avodat Hashem. Then he left my room, but after a moment, he returned.
Before he had a chance to open his mouth, I said, “Do not ask me for anything. Whatever you desire has been approved on High. You must believe this, just as I do.”
Mr. Myara was a staunch believer in Hashem. He did not even attempt to clarify what I thought he had wanted to ask, and did not question how I knew that his prayer had been answered, even though it had never been uttered.
Several months later, his wife gave birth to twins. On the day of the brit, Mr. Myara happily related to the participants the incident with my blessing. He had wanted to ask that he merit having two children within the year. Here, he and his wife merited just that, in a most unnatural turn of events. His family had no precedence of twins, and his wife had not undergone treatment which would have resulted in twins. Nevertheless, when Hashem decides that someone should have twins, twins it will be.
When a person is close to Hashem and subjects himself to His desire, his prayers soar heavenward, even if they are only in the realm of thought.
