E Mussar - Sabedoria para o Crescimento Pessoal: SF - HaShem Remembers Our Ancient Goodness

quinta-feira, 14 de janeiro de 2021

SF - HaShem Remembers Our Ancient Goodness

"I remember the kindness of your youth and the love of your nuptials" (Yermeyahu 2:2).

HaShem has an extra dimension of compassion for Klal Yisrael. In the event that we are spiritually deficient, what does HaShem do in order to find a way to bestow His blessings on Klal Yisrael? He remembers the love He had for us in ancient days when we had spiritual excellence, and this moves Him to have compassion on us now. Even more, HaShem then remembers all the Mitzvos and all the acts of kindness that Klal Yisrael has done over the centuries. This further awakens all the attributes of Divine Goodness and HaShem shows absolute mercy to Klal Yisrael.

Even if Klal Yisrael is devoid of merit, HaShem will always find a way to shower us with kindness and open for us the gates of Infinite Compassion.

If there is a person who seems to have no redeeming value, remind yourself that when he was younger he was pure as a snowflake. Remember all the good he did in his early days. In this way, there is no person who is undeserving of our kindness, mercy, and prayer.

(Based on Tomer Devorah by Rabbi Moshe Cordevoro, Chapter One)