When Rosh HaShanah comes along the main thing which Hashem desires from us is our hearts. Some people come to Rosh HaShanah with an agenda: they need to have a good year and are trying to figure out what to do to get that. They ask for forgiveness, say המלך with all their might, but their hearts are not really into it. They want to know what to do in order to be declared innocent in the Heavenly Court, so they change their ways and confess their sins and pour out their words. Hoping that after all that they will get a good judgement.
But, in a moment of truth between the person and his Creator, he might come to the realization that Hashem wants something else entirely; He wants the heart. רחמנא לבא בעי. He wants a person to be connected to Him with joy, faithfulness, completely and simply. A tiny bit of pure truth in the heart is more precious to Hashem than hundreds of good deeds that were ultimately done for ulterior motives.
But, in a moment of truth between the person and his Creator, he might come to the realization that Hashem wants something else entirely; He wants the heart. רחמנא לבא בעי. He wants a person to be connected to Him with joy, faithfulness, completely and simply. A tiny bit of pure truth in the heart is more precious to Hashem than hundreds of good deeds that were ultimately done for ulterior motives.
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