It states (Yirmiyahu 31:19) 'ה נְאֻם אֲרַחֲמ ֶ נּוּ רַחֵם לוֹ מֵעַי ה ָמוּ כֵּן עַל עוֹד א ֶזְכְּר ֶנּוּ זָכֹר בּוֹ ד ַבְּרִי מ ִדֵּי כִּי ֻׁע ִיםשַׁעֲש יֶלֶד אִם אֶפְר ַיִם לִי יַק ִּיר הֲבֵן, "Is Efraim My favorite son or a delightful child, that whenever I speak of him, I remember him more and more? Therefore, My inner self yarns for him; I will surely take pity on him - says Hashem."
The Chozeh of Lublin zt'l (Zichron Zos) asks that ַבְּרִיד (or דבר) is generally used when one speaks harsh words. So, how should we understand the pasuk? אֲרַחֲמ ֶ נּוּ רַחֵם ...א ֶזְכְּר ֶנּוּ זָכֹר בּוֹ ד ַבְּרִי מ ִדֵּי כִּי, "Whenever I speak [harsh words to a Yid], I remember him more and more... I will surely take pity on him"! The word ד ַבְּרִי seems out of place in this context!
The Chozeh explains with a mashal: When a father hits his child for chinuch reasons, he has immense compassion on his son. He wishes he didn't have to do this. So, too, when Hakadosh Baruch Hu is ד ַבְּרִי, speaking with harshness and rebuke to us, Hashem has a lot of rachmanus upon us, and therefore, זָכֹר ...אֲרַחֲמ ֶ נּוּ רַחֵם ...א ֶזְכְּר ֶנּוּ, "I remember him more and more... I will surely take pity on him!"
Reb Yaakov Meir Shechter Shlita related the following story about his brother-in-law, Reb Avraham Cheshin, who was a big yirei Shamayim. He painted homes for his parnassah. It didn't earn him much money, those days in Yerushalayim, but that was all he had to support his family and to bring some food home.
Once, someone from the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Yerushalayim asked Reb Avraham to paint his home. Reb Avraham loaded his hand-pushed wagon with paints and brushes, and whatever else he needed for the job, and began his trek to Givat Shaul. When he arrived, the man of this home came out to greet him and said, "I am sorry. I really wanted to give you the job, but I have a relative who is also a painter. If I don't hire him, there will be a great machlokes. I had no choice but to hire him."
Imagine how Reb Avraham felt at that time, after all the effort he invested to come to Givat Shaul with his tools for the job. Especially, since his family needed the money. Nevertheless, when a person lives with emunah, he knows that parnassah comes from Heaven. And he knows that everything Hashem does is for the best. Reb Avraham decided that he would not complain. He remained silent and began to return home. On his lips were the words עביד לטב רחמנא דעביד וכל ,לטובה זו גם, "This too, is for the good... Everything Hashem does is for the good."
As he passed Yeshivas Eitz Chaim, with his wagon loaded with paints and painting materials, the menahal of the yeshiva came out towards him and said, "For a long time, we were looking for a donor who would sponsor a paint job for the yeshiva. Just now, we found a donor who is prepared to pay the entire bill – on condition that the work commence immediately."
Reb Avraham was more than happy to accept the job. He had all his tools with him, and he immediately began the job. And it wasn't a job for one day (as it would have been had he worked for that person in Givat Shaul). It was work for several months.
If his job in Givat Shaul had worked out, he wouldn't have received this opportunity. So, it was through his problem, that he was fired from a job, that he earned much more.
מְסֻתָּרֶת אַהֲבָה, Hashem's concealed love. Because within this tzarah is Hashem's kindness, in a concealed form.
This is the meaning of the words, וַיְד ַבֵּר 'ה אֲנִי אֵל ָיו וַיֹּאמֶר ֶׁהמֹש אֶל א ֱלֹק ִים, Hashem spoke harsh words to Moshe because Moshe had complained and said (Shemos 5:22) לָעָם הֲר ֵעֹתָה לָמָה ה ַזֶּה. Moshe was asking Hashem why things had become harder for the Jewish nation. Ever since Hashem sent him to bring the nation out of Mitzrayim, Pharaoh only increased the amount of work they needed to do!
Hashem's response comes immediately afterwards. Hashem says ה"הוי אֲנִי. This is the name that expresses Hashem's compassion. Hashem was saying that also those matters that seem bad are really 'ה אֲנִי, Hashem's kindness. Hashem's compassion and kindness are there, concealed within the tzaros.
