🔥Daily Chassidus: Sinful Thoughts Are an impediment to praying with concentration

Prayer is considered a service of the heart, and ideally upon concentrating on the words of prayer and contemplating G-d’s greatness one should arouse feelings for G-d. Why is it then that many of us feel unsuccessful in accomplishing this? This is because sinful behavior, or even merely sinful thought, becomes an impediment between one’s heart and mind and prevents the heart from becoming aroused. Sin separates between man and G-d and causes him to be banished from G-d’s courtyard even during the time of prayer.