Excerpts from the popular shiur by Harav Yehuda Mandel shlit”a from Lakewood
Song and Bitachon
In his waning years, my father z”l was old and sick, and he suffered especially from pain in his legs. When the pain became too much for him, what did he do? He would burst out in song. And the song would be a source of healing for him; it would relax his pain and calm him down.
I too have gone through times when I was surrounded by yissurim and there was a great deal of fear about my health. And then I heard the sound of a tune someone was humming to himself: “Mussar Hashem, beni al timas...” – My son, do not despise Hashem’s rebuke...for Hashem rebukes those He loves; He is accepting, as a father feels toward a son (Mishlei 3:11-12). That song was a source of much pleasure and joy for me, and it gave me strength to overcome everything.
Song is a tremendous gift from Shamayim.
“For it is good to thank You and it is pleasant to sing for Your Name” (Hallel).
Music plays on the strings of the soul, and it arouses a person to bitachon and to place his hopes in Hashem. With the words of the niggun a person’s soul pours out and davens to Hashem; he forgets all his pain. It brings a healing to his entire body.
In the sefer Menoras Hama’or we are taught, “When a person trusts in Hashem and withdraws his trust from all the things I mentioned [such as trusting in his own wisdom or wealth or strength or family], not only will Hashem do his will and he will be blessed, but Hashem grants him these things. How? If he was not wise, Hashem will make him wise; if he was not strong, Hashem will hold his hand and strengthen his heart; if he was not wealthy, Hashem will make him wealthy; and if he is in another country and separated from his family, Hashem will bring him closer.”
Awesome.
The power of bitachon!
Bitachon can transform a person from a fool to a wise man, from a weakling to a strong man, from a poor man to a rich man. It can cause Hakadosh Baruch Hu to draw him close.
The expression of bitachon is tefillah to Hakadosh Baruch Hu.
We need only tefillah, boundless tefillah, and everything works out. Through tefillah a person can make anything happen. People do not recognize the power of tefillah.
Take these words with you – daven to Hashem, trust in Him, place your hopes in Him – and you’ll merit to see all sorts of yeshuos with all types of good things.
