Daily Chizuk #0773

The Jewish People are one family, we are all brothers and sisters and, therefore, when one Jew hurts another, it’s very painful. And when there’s even a closer relationship, like a blood relative, the pain caused from a machloket can be unbearable.
We must constantly remind ourselves, no matter what the causes seem to be, our financial status is determined only by Hashem. Nobody could take money that is destined for us. Even when it seems that someone used his free will to take money that was supposed to be ours, it’s not true. If we’re meant to get it, Hashem will give it to us one way or another. No one can take what’s ours. Our job is to use our emunah to always maintain peace and harmony. That is the goal – shalom. If we have to give up money to maintain shalom, it only makes the mitzvah that much greater. Giving up money for shalom is a great feat. If the money was meant for us, we’ll get it back and if it wasn’t meant for us, it wouldn’t have stayed with us anyway.
We could all internalize this lesson to try and bring about more peace between our brothers and sister in Klal Yisrael and, all the more so, in our immediate families.