It is amazing to witness how a person can live a higher existence. The message that a Yid left this week on the phone line brought all our staff members to tears.
He described all that he is going through in his life. As per his request, we will not provide any details in this public forum. Suffice it to say that he is undergoing bitter and prolonged nisyonos that entail much pain and loneliness.
We hear the chiyus and joy in his words. He relates his current nisayon as though it is an old story that has no relevance to him. How is it possible to live with such happiness despite everything that is happening to him?
He explains this very well:
There are people who listen to the Hashgachah Pratis phone line only when they are experiencing nisyonos, when they need chizuk. But the secret of my joy is that the Hashgachah Pratis phone line accompanies me all the time, through all situations, including pleasant ones, to the point that it becomes a part of my life. I live the seven principles of the Chovos Halevavos, and I often sing the song you composed. [You can hear it on the phone line by pressing 75 after selecting a language.]
This kvius brought me to the point that the phone line doesn’t just “give me chizuk”; rather, it accompanies me all the time. I live with the thought that Hashem is more merciful toward me than any merciful person can be. I breathe the fact that Hakadosh Baruch Hu knows best what is best for me. I am sure that Hakadosh Baruch Hu can bring my yeshuah at any moment, whenever He chooses. I feel that my Father in Shamayim sees me every second and oversees every detail of my life. I know that no one can harm me or help me other than my Father in Shamayim. I give thanks all the time for all the good that Hakadosh Baruch Hu sends me. I know that I have no grasp of the ways of Hashem, and I know that I understand nothing. I live and breathe all of this, and therefore, in times of nisayon, I no longer need “chizuk,” because I am standing strong.
One cannot help but be moved by this message. The heart fills with thanks to Hakadosh Baruch Hu for the he’arah He brought down to the world exactly six years ago, a light that provided incredible kochos – the light of emunah and bitachon in the hearts of Am Yisrael.
Let us hope that this light will spread to the entire world, and Ohr chadash al Tzion ta’ir.
Gut Shabbat Pinchas Shefer
