Facebooking G-d

So I finally gave in... after much thought and deliberation [about a minute] I caved in and got facebook. Apologies to those of you who as of yet are not inducted into this cult, but there is a wonderfully refreshing lesson that we can learn. As I was getting comfortable with the way it works and learning all the ins and outs, I discovered a wondrous phenomena. Friends that I have not spoken to in years were 'friending' me and we started to talk again. People I have not seen and would not have thought to call were suddenly back on my radar of those I care about, and suddenly we were all reconnected back again. I made a mistake. I accidentally hit 'reject' for a friend request. O BOY did I get in trouble! Someone else explained to me that once someone 'friends' you, it is not accepted to reject them. If someone wants to be your friend – you better believe that you are going to have them as a friend. One morning I woke up and I had a message that I had been poked. 'scuse me?! Who in the world is poking me?! When once again, I was enlightened into the world where a poke means 'hey! I'm thinking about you!'. Lovely. And as I sat and idly looked through ridiculous groups [“I cheated at heads up 7 up” and “you know you grew up in the 90s when...] it hit me – thankfully not between the eyes this time. THIS is what it means to have a relationship with Hashem.
We each have our very own spiritual facebook account. Yes thats right. A spiritual facebook. It is up to us to 'friend' G-d and say 'hey! I want a relationship with you!' and according to the rules of the game, He can't reject us. Better yet.. He doesn't want to! Even if we have been away for years we always have the opportunity to come back to Him. And once in a while G-d 'pokes' us and lets us know that He is thinking about us.
We are in Elul – a month where G-d is waiting for our prayers. He is waiting anxiously for us to 'friend' Him and acknowledge His poke.
What is it exactly that we are going to post on G-ds wall? Well. Anything actually. I heard a wondrous comparison from a teacher a few years back. Do you remember Tuvia from Fiddler on the Roof? He sings the song “If I were a rich man...” many times during the movie this poor fiddler asks G-d for anything and everything. He talks to G-d all the time about everything that happens during his day. This is how we should talk to G-d. Our tefillos are not just about wish lists and requests. Its about building up a relationship with the King of the universe... our very own Father.
May we merit to 'friend' G-d and have Him accept us, and this Elul may we be blessed with a trusting relationship with Hashem.
Have a great day!