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When I came back from Montreal, there was a message on my machine. A father of 7 children, whose wife generally has an extremely difficult time giving birth (and it takes 6-8 hours), asked me for a Bracha that this time it should be easy. I have made it public that you don’t need to reach me; just by leaving a message, Hashem sees, and gives the Yeshua.
The next day, he told me that this was by far, the quickest and easiest labor (2 ½ hours). The next day, a mother-in-law called me about her daughter-in-law, who was in hard labor for 10 hours, and the next move was a C-section. As soon as she left the message (which I didn’t hear till later) suddenly things started moving normally.
Somebody asked me why I have such unusual Siyata Dishmaya with my Brachos that mothers have an easier childbirth (I must have had at least 150 cases just this year, with Hashem’s help). I said that perhaps it’s because I am: מֵלִיץ יוֹשֶר (defend) for Yungerleit who have serious Kedusha problems, which wasn’t their fault, and they cry to me for more Kedusha in their lives.
By a Sotah, if we were: חוֹשֵד (suspected) her, and she was innocent, then she gives birth easily. Perhaps being: מֵלִיץ יוֹשֶר (sticking up) for people who accuse themselves for low-life sins, since they are an: אוֹנֵס (without control) and I defend them that they are innocent, and: אוֹנֵס רַחְמָנָא פַטְרֵיה Bava Kama 28b “If it’s beyond your control, it’s not your responsibility” could be a similar Zechus.
I told this Pshat to a big Talmid Chochom who is a Talmid of R' Dovid Feinstein Zatzal and he liked it. However, R' Dovid used to say: אֵין לִי עֵסֶק בְנִסְתָרוֹת nobody really knows. He said this mainly about people who have Yissurim, who blame themselves for certain sins that they did. I had the same Chinuch from all my Rabbeim; no blaming your Tzaros on your sins! This is poison, and is only: עַצַת הַיֵצֶר a trick of the Yetzer Hara; unless you have a positive Tachlis.
But having a suspicion for why you were rewarded is for sure 100% okay, especially if it makes you feel good. The Gemara says that נָשִים צִדְקָנִיוֹת righteous women like Yocheved don’t have: צַעַר לֵידָה birth pains. I once heard a firsthand report about a certain purity in morals that Jewish women have, and my Rabbeim encouraged me to enlighten the public about it. Perhaps my announcing that Jewish women are: נָשִים צִדְקָנִיוֹת (Tzadikim) gave me the Zechus of causing easy childbirths, since according to me, they don’t deserve: צַעַר לֵידָה birth pain. Chazal advise to always be a: מֵלִיץ advocate for Klal Yisroel, and Hashem has lots of Nachas from this.
If you keep verbalizing positivity (even if you don’t feel it) your reward is unbelievable, since you are a true Oved Hashem.
