Daily Chizuk #1260

The Gemara tells us that every person is considered like an entire world. And therefore, any causality in Klal Yisrael is a major tragedy. We hope and pray that not one more person will die during this conflict. At the same time, although there has been so much tragedy on October 7 and beyond, we must also appreciate the chesed of Hashem protecting thousands of lives that, in the normal way of things, should have also been a part of that massacre. There were 3000 terrorists, all armed with weapons, that could have killed dozens of people each. Even if each one of those terrorists killed one person, that would have made the numbers almost triple of what they actually were. Even amidst the chaos and horrors, Hashem was there protecting those whose lives were meant to continue.
There are numerous other stories circulating, each one more miraculous than the next. Hashem is involved every step of the way. No terrorist has any power. Only Hashem decides what happens. We don’t understand why anyone has to die. Hashem has calculations that take into account the entire history of the world and beyond. We are only guests here for a small pocket of time and we are so thankful that we are always in His hands. Although we mourn the death of every individual, we are also so thankful for the miracles and yeshuot that Hashem is giving us. And may we see them culminating in the coming of the Mashiach and the Geula Shelema bekarov.