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Daily Chizuk #1621
Parnasa / Money
Guarding Our Children: Trusting the Ultimate Protector
Trusting Hashem to Guard Our Children
In a world filled with potential dangers, it's only natural for parents to worry about their children when they leave the house. Some are overwhelmed by fear, constantly imagining the worst, and this robs them of peace of mind.
But a parent must recognize a fundamental truth: even when a child is physically near them, it is not the parent who provides protection—it is Hashem. He watches over us, and He watches over our children. And if, chas v'shalom, harm ever does befall a child, we believe with emunah sheleimah that it would have happened regardless of where the child was or who was with them.
It is never the circumstances themselves that bring about outcomes. Everything happens only through the word and will of Hashem. Every day, there are countless unseen miracles where Hashem protects children—sometimes found in naïvely dangerous situations, yet guarded from harm.
Knowing this should bring us calm: wherever our children are, Hashem is with them. As it says in Tehillim:
"הנה לא ינום ולא יישן שומר ישראל"
Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.
Hashem is our constant protector. He knows every danger and precisely how to guard us from it. Another story illustrates this beautifully.
As it says:
"כי מלאכיו יצוה לך לשמרך בכל דרכיך"
For He will command His angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.
It is not our job to live in constant fear. Our responsibility is to pray, to trust in Hashem, and to remember that no matter where our children—and we—are, we are always under His watchful care.
In a world filled with potential dangers, it's only natural for parents to worry about their children when they leave the house. Some are overwhelmed by fear, constantly imagining the worst, and this robs them of peace of mind.
But a parent must recognize a fundamental truth: even when a child is physically near them, it is not the parent who provides protection—it is Hashem. He watches over us, and He watches over our children. And if, chas v'shalom, harm ever does befall a child, we believe with emunah sheleimah that it would have happened regardless of where the child was or who was with them.
It is never the circumstances themselves that bring about outcomes. Everything happens only through the word and will of Hashem. Every day, there are countless unseen miracles where Hashem protects children—sometimes found in naïvely dangerous situations, yet guarded from harm.
Knowing this should bring us calm: wherever our children are, Hashem is with them. As it says in Tehillim:
"הנה לא ינום ולא יישן שומר ישראל"
Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.
Hashem is our constant protector. He knows every danger and precisely how to guard us from it. Another story illustrates this beautifully.
As it says:
"כי מלאכיו יצוה לך לשמרך בכל דרכיך"
For He will command His angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.
It is not our job to live in constant fear. Our responsibility is to pray, to trust in Hashem, and to remember that no matter where our children—and we—are, we are always under His watchful care.
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