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Daily Chizuk #1175
Holidays / Yamim Tovim
Neglecting Torah: Messages in the Safety of Children
Rebuilding the Bet Hamikdash: As Long as There's Hope
The Gemara says that Tisha B'av became a day of misfortune when the Jewish people cried in the desert after hearing the negative report of the spies. They thought that when they tried to conquer Israel their men would be killed by the sword and their women and children would be taken captive. Hashem told them that they cried for nothing; He was with them openly. He was going to destroy their enemies like nothing. They didn't appreciate Hashem being with them, and they fell into despair. Although we are still in exile, and Hashem does not live with us openly, He is still behind the scenes controlling everything. Perhaps, if we appreciate Him now, when He is so hidden, that would make a Tikun, and cause Hashem to bring the Bet Hamikdash back and live amongst us openly again.
A person who knows that he has Hashem never feels that he is out of options. Hashem never told anyone, "Sorry, I am not able to help." Hashem might say, "Wait," or, "It's not good for you right now." But there is always hope that He could help us at the right time. Just last week in Israel, a sixty-year-old woman gave birth to her first child, a healthy strong baby girl. She said, "I just experienced the greatest happiness of my life, when the staff showed me my baby, for whom I have waited so many years."
Everyone can be helped no matter how hopeless the situation seems. Hashem is with us, even if He is hiding. B'ezrat Hashem, if we appreciate Him now when He is hidden, in that merit He will come and live with us openly with the rebuilding of the Bet Hamikdash, במהרה בימנו אמן.
The Gemara says that Tisha B'av became a day of misfortune when the Jewish people cried in the desert after hearing the negative report of the spies. They thought that when they tried to conquer Israel their men would be killed by the sword and their women and children would be taken captive. Hashem told them that they cried for nothing; He was with them openly. He was going to destroy their enemies like nothing. They didn't appreciate Hashem being with them, and they fell into despair. Although we are still in exile, and Hashem does not live with us openly, He is still behind the scenes controlling everything. Perhaps, if we appreciate Him now, when He is so hidden, that would make a Tikun, and cause Hashem to bring the Bet Hamikdash back and live amongst us openly again.
A person who knows that he has Hashem never feels that he is out of options. Hashem never told anyone, "Sorry, I am not able to help." Hashem might say, "Wait," or, "It's not good for you right now." But there is always hope that He could help us at the right time. Just last week in Israel, a sixty-year-old woman gave birth to her first child, a healthy strong baby girl. She said, "I just experienced the greatest happiness of my life, when the staff showed me my baby, for whom I have waited so many years."
Everyone can be helped no matter how hopeless the situation seems. Hashem is with us, even if He is hiding. B'ezrat Hashem, if we appreciate Him now when He is hidden, in that merit He will come and live with us openly with the rebuilding of the Bet Hamikdash, במהרה בימנו אמן.
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