In our hands

This past week Hamodia quoted Harav Yisrael Hager, who asked why we lein the parsha of Amalek in Ki Teitzei on Shabbat Zachor and on Purim we lein the parashah of Amalek from Beshalach, even though the order is first Beshalach and later Ki Teitzei.
"The answer," said Rav Hager, "is that we first lein 'timcheh es zecher Amalek,' and only later can we lein, 'ki macho emcheh es zecher Amalek, that Hasehem will obliterate Amalek.' We must first do what is in our hands to do, and then we can ask for help from Hashem.

For those of you celebrating in Jerusalem, wishing you a freilichin Purim.