Pesach and Chag HaMatzos: Each Praises the Other
Hashem names the Yom Tov for our faithfulness, and we name it for His kindness, as loving partners speak of one another.
Emunah & bitachonShabbos & Yom Tov
In the Torah, the Yom Tov is called Chag HaMatzos, the festival of matzos, yet Jews everywhere call it Pesach. The Kedushas Levi explains that each side is praising the other. Hashem names it after the matzos to praise His people, who followed Him out of Egypt in perfect faith, carrying their dough with them before it could rise and setting out into the wilderness without provisions for the road. We call it Pesach, recalling how Hashem passed over our homes, to praise His kindness. Like two who love each other, each speaks of the other's goodness. This, he teaches, is the meaning of the verse in Shir HaShirim, 'I am my Beloved's, and my Beloved is mine.'
Source: Kedushas Levi, Shemos, Bo (on Shemos 12:27)
Relationships grow when each side looks for something to praise in the other. Choose one person close to you, a spouse, a parent, a child or a friend, and tell them today one specific thing you admire about them. Then, in your own tefillah, take a moment simply to thank Hashem for a particular kindness in your life, without asking for anything. The Berditchever teaches that this kind of mutual appreciation is the very language of love between Hashem and His people.