וַיְהִי֩ כִרְא֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙ בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר נָשְׂאָ֥ה חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר אֶת־שַׁרְבִ֤יט הַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַתִּקְרַ֣ב אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וַתִּגַּ֖ע בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ (ס)
И это было так, когда царь увидел Эстер, королеву, стоящую на дворе, что она получила благосклонность в его глазах; и царь протянул Эстер золотой скипетр, который был в руке его. Итак, Эстер подошла ближе и коснулась вершины скипетра.
Likutei Moharan
Because now in our many transgressions Yisrael's real favor and importance descended, because now the importance and favor are mainly by them, but through the Torah Yisrael's favor and importance are raised because the Torah is called (Proverbs 5) AYeLeT AHaVIM VYAALaT HeN/Favor, that raises/SHeiMAALaH HeN/favor upon her studiers (Eruvin 54b); through this all prayers and requests are raised.
Likutei Moharan
And through this are received all the prayers and requests, for the main reason why requests are not received -- is because the words have no chein /charm/grace/favor, and do not enter into the heart of the one that they are requesting from, as if there is no space in his heart so that the words should enter into his heart, because the requester has no grace so that the words should enter into the heart of the one that he is requesting from;