And so, we must know that our bitter nisyonos are the deepest galus imaginable—and if the galus is so deep, the redemption will be even greater. Indeed, every Yid will merit to leave this galus, and if so, not only is it permitted to give thanks to the Ribbono shel Olam for His salvation—we are obligated to do so.
And this is for everyone. You will not find a siddur or bencher in which the words בבשרינו שחתמת בריתך ועל is in parenthesis... applicable only to those who feel worthy of it. It is for everyone! Give thanks for this covenant in which we are assured that the Ribbono shel Olam will assist us—and then go out and do everything in your power so that your words will be truer.
The main thing is to remember that you were chosen by Hashem, and that He placed His trust in you. This is a greatly important piece of ammunition in overcoming the yetzer hara. We must daven for others and empathize with them, and we must feel great joy at having been chosen for this battle. And—especially in these days of המצרים בין—we must remember the השכינה צער to the greatest possible extent. This is a period when the השכינה גלות, and our distance from “Eretz Yisrael—literal and figurative— is felt most keenly.
