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Daily Chizuk #1354
Weekly Parasha
Believing in the Night: Faith During the Darkest Times
Parashat Acharei Mot: Sparks of holiness
The Midrash P’sikta Rabati in this week's parasha, Achareh Mot (3) says, fortunate is the person who, when going through a difficulty, does not complain about what's happening to him. The Midrash goes on to describe the great levels people could reach by accepting their yisurin without complaint. The Shomer Emunim writes in his ma'amar on hashgacha pratit that a person should train himself to immediately thank Hashem for every little affliction that takes place in his life. It is a tried and tested segula that embracing the way Hashem deals with a person removes the necessity to have more afflictions. It sweetens judgments and brings a great deal of kapara.
The first step is to admit that whatever happened, no matter what it seemed like, came directly from Hashem. Not only does every little thing that happens to a person come from Hashem, anything that will affect a person in one way or another is also b’hashgacha pratit. Whether something happens to a person's possessions or his animals, whether an animal gets sick, how long it will be sick for, and which animal it will happen to is all min haShamayim.
The more a person believes, the more Hashem will help him always get exactly what he needs. He'll buy the clothing that are necessary for him. He'll eat the foods that are necessary for him. And he'll be in all the right places at the right times.
We don't know enough to fathom how deep the hashgacha of Hashem goes in this world, but the more we believe in it; in every last thing that happens, in every last detail, that it's all b’hashgacha, and especially if we accept the way that Hashem deals with us, the more benefits we'll have both in this world and the Next.
Shabbat Shalom!
The Midrash P’sikta Rabati in this week's parasha, Achareh Mot (3) says, fortunate is the person who, when going through a difficulty, does not complain about what's happening to him. The Midrash goes on to describe the great levels people could reach by accepting their yisurin without complaint. The Shomer Emunim writes in his ma'amar on hashgacha pratit that a person should train himself to immediately thank Hashem for every little affliction that takes place in his life. It is a tried and tested segula that embracing the way Hashem deals with a person removes the necessity to have more afflictions. It sweetens judgments and brings a great deal of kapara.
The first step is to admit that whatever happened, no matter what it seemed like, came directly from Hashem. Not only does every little thing that happens to a person come from Hashem, anything that will affect a person in one way or another is also b’hashgacha pratit. Whether something happens to a person's possessions or his animals, whether an animal gets sick, how long it will be sick for, and which animal it will happen to is all min haShamayim.
The more a person believes, the more Hashem will help him always get exactly what he needs. He'll buy the clothing that are necessary for him. He'll eat the foods that are necessary for him. And he'll be in all the right places at the right times.
We don't know enough to fathom how deep the hashgacha of Hashem goes in this world, but the more we believe in it; in every last thing that happens, in every last detail, that it's all b’hashgacha, and especially if we accept the way that Hashem deals with us, the more benefits we'll have both in this world and the Next.
Shabbat Shalom!
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