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Daily Chizuk #0539
Weekly Parasha
The Secret of Chesed: Giving Without Causing Shame
Shabbat Parashat Lech Lecha: A Lesson In Chesed
In general, there are two types of people who do chesed. One is a person who gives but his recipients feel a little bit of shame taking from him. The giver wants them to know that he went out of his way for them, and he is happy that they feel indebted to him for it. The second type of ba’al chesed takes himself entirely out of the picture. He is able to make his recipients feel no shame whatsoever. That is the greatest form of chesed. This was the chesed of Avraham Avinu.
All Hashem wants to do is give and give. Our entire purpose of being created is just to receive Hashem’s benevolence. We are working in this world just so that when we are rewarded for all eternity, we will feel like we earned it so we can get the greatest pleasure. We should all try as hard as we can to emulate Hashem and do chesed with others in its purest form.
Shabbat Shalom!!
In general, there are two types of people who do chesed. One is a person who gives but his recipients feel a little bit of shame taking from him. The giver wants them to know that he went out of his way for them, and he is happy that they feel indebted to him for it. The second type of ba’al chesed takes himself entirely out of the picture. He is able to make his recipients feel no shame whatsoever. That is the greatest form of chesed. This was the chesed of Avraham Avinu.
All Hashem wants to do is give and give. Our entire purpose of being created is just to receive Hashem’s benevolence. We are working in this world just so that when we are rewarded for all eternity, we will feel like we earned it so we can get the greatest pleasure. We should all try as hard as we can to emulate Hashem and do chesed with others in its purest form.
Shabbat Shalom!!
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