That is, even if a Yid is still on the journey to “Eretz Yisrael”—he’s still in the proverbial Midbar during the forty years of wandering—he is still not cut off from Eretz Yisrael. And just because a Yid hasn’t merited to enter Eretz Yisrael all the way, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have a connection to its holiness. And this is why we give thanks for Eretz Yisrael even though it isn’t yet time to enter the Land—because on this night, we have received the potential to access the holiness of Eretz Yisrael.
The Rambam rules, and the Shulchan Aruch HaRav cites this in Hilchos Talmud Torah, that no one is ever cast away from Hashem. This means that every Yid will arrive at the kedushah of Eretz Yisrael—because this is the place of every Yid. And if so, you are already in Eretz Yisrael.
Sure, we must daven for this... yes, we must guard our nefesh, and we must invest in Torah study, which ignites the inner fire in a person. But never forget to awaken your inner joy and yearning for this holy covenant.
