Daf Yomi - Beitzah 20 - Don't leave your Master's Table empty

The Gemara states that Bais Hillel used the following kal vachomer to prove that one can offer an olas reiyah on Yom Tov. If on Shabbos, when cooking is prohibited, one can offer sacrifices to HaShem, then certainly on Yom Tov, when cooking is permitted, one should be allowed to offer sacrifices. It is only just that your table should not be full while your Master’s table is empty. It is worth noting that this expression, “your table should not be full while your Master’s table is empty,” is applicable to all situations in life. One manifestation of this idea is regarding prayer. One normally assumes that prayer is for ones own self, where he has the opportunity to request that HaShem provide him with his needs. Rav Shimshon Pinkus zt”l and yibadel maichayim lechayim, Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein, Shlita, in Aleinu Leshabeiach, write that if one has the opportunity to be granted an audience with the King of Kings, it would seem foolish to squander this opportunity by making trivial requests. Rather, when one prays to HaShem, he should pray that the great desecration of HaShem’s Name in the world be removed and that we merit the arrival of Moshiach speedily in our days.