The essence of our request is for God to listen and be attentive to us. We are praying for a manifestation of God as one who hears us, but not necessarily as one who responds. We humbly acknowledge that it may not be the right time for the answer. We are simply seeking a sign so that the world can see that God is indeed listening. People mistakenly think that God serves them like a waiter. They put in an order for this or an order for that and wait for the delivery. But, of course, it does not work like that. And here the Amidah clarifies any mistaken notions with the words “Listen to our voice.” This is a request for an intimate relationship with God in which we experience His attention and care, and as such it is the peak of our previous requests. The prayer ends, “Blessed are You, YHVH, Who hears prayers”—not “who answers prayers.” To know that God cares and hears our prayers and to feel His presence is redemption itself. Just as King David said, “I have one request and only this I ask: to sit in the house of God all the days of my life, to behold the delight of God and to visit in His chamber.”