Daily Chizuk #0386

The Gemara says in Masechet Sanhedrin whoever says the beracha on the moon in its proper time is considered as if he greeted the face of the Shechina. Why is that so? Rabbenu Yona in Masechet Berachot explains, in general Hashem is hidden from us. When are we able to see Him? When He reveals Himself through the happenings of the world.
We have an opportunity now to greet the Shechina in a wondrous way, to attribute everything that is happening to Him. Some people are suffering from this virus, lo alenu, and we are praying very hard for their speedy recovery. Some people are suffering financially and we are praying for them as well. But those people have to know, they could use this opportunity to say, “Hashem, I know this is all from You. I’m not losing money now because of circumstances. It’s because it is Your will. And You know that it is for my best. I’m not going to get depressed. I’m not going to blame anyone. I’m not going to be grumpy around my family. I’m going to live happily in the conditions that You know I need to be in. I’m going to be a source of happiness to my family. I’m going to use this time to get closer to You.” The value of that thought process, even one time, is unfathomable.
B’ezrat Hashem soon things will go back to normal. Let us not regret the attitude that we are having now when things are abnormal, when our emunah is being challenged. Let us pass this test, by strengthening our emunah in Hashem and let us become the great people that we are meant to become.