Davening is a journey

You take the Zechus of Avraham 

the Rokeiach says as follows. If you look carefully at the verses before the Karban Pesach in Perek Yud Bais,(Exodus)  when Moshe is first giving them, (Klal Yisroel) the Mitzvos  that they have to do so he says , “everything has to be ready to go, you have to wear your belts and Naaleichem Biragleichem,  your shoes on your feet.

The Rokeach says What do you mean “ shoes on your feet”? Plus shoes on your feet we make a Bracha , a special bracha for shoes so there must be some kind of relationship between the bracha of Hameicheen Mitzadei Gaver and Moshe telling them at before they before they did the first Karban Pesach, and Naaeleichem Biragleichem  You have to wear your shoes. Why do people wear shoes? They wear shoes if they're gonna walk.

Who's the first walker? Avraham Avinu, Lech Licha 

He says, it is interesting,  let's see if we could take this a little further because you know that we actually do something we're not allowed to do because of Avraham Avinu,  we say Adon Olam before we say brachos  right? The Gemara says, you say brachos.  It doesn't say "Adon Olam".

Who are you that you start adding in Adon Olam in the middle when the Gmarra says you should be saying Brachaos?  He is a Rishon like seriously, who gave you the right ? You and I take it for granted. It's in the artscroll like, how much more chasuhuv can it be?

So he says because davening is a journey. And you have to take the zechus of Avraham Avinu to not only go on the journey of davening which involves steps,  back and forth. But the most important steps are how you take your davening with you out with you out into the world. 

Adon Olam:

And we know that Avraham Avinu is considered the first person to really do this because in his meeting with Melchizedek, Melech Shalem, it's the first time HaShem is called Adon, as Rashi points out, because Avraham made it a reality that Hashem is Adon Kol Haolam. Therefore, the Gaonim say, Rav Shereer Gaon, Rav Hai Gaon,  they say that if you say, Adon Olam with proper Kavana:

One:  You're guaranteed that Hashem will hear every word you say.

Two:   You're guaranteed that Satan will not be permitted to interfere with any of the steps you take during the day. 

הַמֵּכִין מִצְעֲדֵי גָֽבֶר

How many steps do you take during the day? So the Gmarra In Nedarim  says as follows (Koheles 7:19) הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה תָּעֹ֣ז לֶחָכָ֑ם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙ שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בָּעִֽיר "Hachachma Taoz Lichacham"  Chochma gives strength to the Chacham Mayasara Shalitim"   from 10 rulers.  Who are the 10 rulers?  שתי עינים ושתי אזנים, שתי ידים ושתי רגלים, וראש הגויה והפה  So שתי עינים , two eyes, שתי אזנים,  two ears,  שתי ידים, two hands,  ושתי רגלים, two feet,  וראש הגויה  the man, והפה and the mouth.

Therefore the Rokeach says if you look in the Torah, Moshe uses the word "laleches"  10 times meaning when he says "Naaleichem Viragleichem"  he's saying you have to learn to prepare yourself to protect that which you're going to use,  the 10,  to go out and engage with the world.  So the Rokaiach says look, בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹקינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמֵּכִין מִצְעֲדֵי גָֽבֶר  10 words corresponding to the 10 steps.

Concepts Shared By Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, n''y