Daily Chizuk #1421

What We Are Mourning For
Chazal tell us, from the moment the Jewish People went into exile, the Shechina Hakedosha also went into exile. When we mourn over the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, we are mourning over the pain of the Shechina. I heard a mashal to explain of a prince who was caught committing a terrible crime. He was brought to court and found guilty on all charges and sentenced to five years in prison, having to sleep on the floor and eat only bread and water. When the king heard about what his son did and his sentencing, he had to sign on it, following the rules of the kingdom. That night, when they were ready to serve the king dinner, they brought before him a meal fit for a king, as usual. But the king said, "I can't eat this. My son is in jail having bread and water, how could I enjoy a luxurious meal?" And he refused to eat it, only eating bread and water. Later that night, when he was getting ready to go to sleep, his servants prepared his royal bed for him to sleep on. But he said, "My son is sleeping on the floor, how could I sleep on a bed?" And he lied down on the floor instead. This repeated itself day after day, week after week and month after month.
The more we care about the tza'ar of the Shechina, the harder we'll try to end this galut. If we could elevate ourselves to live above the pettiness of this world and only focus on ratzon Hashem, b'ezrat Hashem we will be zocheh to the בנין בית המקדש במהרה בימינו אמן
Shabbat Shalom!