Pray with great joy. This is certainly more acceptable before G-d than prayer that is in sadness and with tears. This can be understood with a parable: When a poor man supplicates and petitions the king, he is only given a small sum no matter how much he cries. But a prince praises the king, and in the midst of this also presents his petition. The king then gives him generous gifts, as befits a prince.

- Baal Shem Tov -