In class this past week, we discussed a mashal that compares Avraham to a mountain and shacharit, Yitzchok to a field and mincha, and Yaakov to a house and maariv. The different locations have an interesting reason behind them. Avraham is the mountain because he was the visionary. He was up above everything looking at the bigger picture. Yitzchok, as the field, fulfilled the important role of stabilizing the nation. He paved the roads and made sure everything ran smoothly. Yaakov then built the house. He takes Avraham's vision and tries to bring it down to the field and make it work.
We have all heard how each of the avot "created" a different part of davening, but what is truly interesting is how it fits their personalities. Avraham is famous for shacharit the first davening of the day. Some people even wait to eat until after they have said shacharit. He was the one who went out early in the morning to do the work. Yitzchok was the kind of person who was spiritual enough to be able to willingly stop his day in the middle and daven mincha. Yaakov is known for spending time to thank Hashem for his family after a long day of working and caring for them. Maariv takes place at night after the day's work when you are tired, but he was able to persist and thank Hashem for everything.
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