Thursday, July 18, 2013
Parshas Ve'eschanan: Never Give up Hope
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Rabbi Chaim Coffman |
"I implored Hashem at that time, saying 'My L-rd Hashem Elokim, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand for what power is there in the heaven or on the earth that can perform according to Yoru deeds and according to Your mighty acts" (Deuteronomy 3:23, 24)
Rav Moshe Sternbuch Shlita in Ta'am V'Da'as brings a Midrash that asks, 'What does the word 'Saying here mean?'It is a teaching for all the generations that a person should pray at a time of danger or difficulty. Even when Moshe was told that he would not cross over the Jordan (into the land of Israel), he began to pray and pray and pray until G-d told him to stop.
We learn from this Rav Sternbuch tells us that a person should never give up hope from G-d's compassion. Even if we are not answered the first time, we should continue to beseech him with prayer. As Moshe himself beseeched G-d over and over again to enter the promised land, he never gave up and continued to try and have G-d answer his prayer. Even if he would not be granted the good judgment, maybe G-d would have compassion upon him and answer his prayer.
Even though that G-d told him that he did not want him to pray for this anymore, for us, G-d desires the prayer of the Jewish people even to the point where it would worry us and cause us fear. After all, if |G-d hasn't answered us, why should we continue to ask for this desire. In the end, we could anger G-d!! We are thereby obligated to use all of our strength to pray as much as possible for our needs in order to invoke G-d's compassion.
Moshe's desire to enter the land were pure in that he wanted to be with them there so they could be obligated in the mitzvos that are dependent on the land. This was through tremendous work on the part of Moshe to be able to continue and elevate the Jewish people when they get to Israel. He therefore wanted to try and nullify G-d's decree for the benefit of the Jewish people.
This is a true lesson that no matter what difficulties we have in our lives, we should continue to pray that G-d should take them away from us. Even if we are not answered the first time, second time or 100th time, G-d desires the prayers of the Jewish people!!
Shabbat Shalom
Rav Moshe Sternbuch Shlita in Ta'am V'Da'as brings a Midrash that asks, 'What does the word 'Saying here mean?'It is a teaching for all the generations that a person should pray at a time of danger or difficulty. Even when Moshe was told that he would not cross over the Jordan (into the land of Israel), he began to pray and pray and pray until G-d told him to stop.
We learn from this Rav Sternbuch tells us that a person should never give up hope from G-d's compassion. Even if we are not answered the first time, we should continue to beseech him with prayer. As Moshe himself beseeched G-d over and over again to enter the promised land, he never gave up and continued to try and have G-d answer his prayer. Even if he would not be granted the good judgment, maybe G-d would have compassion upon him and answer his prayer.
Even though that G-d told him that he did not want him to pray for this anymore, for us, G-d desires the prayer of the Jewish people even to the point where it would worry us and cause us fear. After all, if |G-d hasn't answered us, why should we continue to ask for this desire. In the end, we could anger G-d!! We are thereby obligated to use all of our strength to pray as much as possible for our needs in order to invoke G-d's compassion.
Moshe's desire to enter the land were pure in that he wanted to be with them there so they could be obligated in the mitzvos that are dependent on the land. This was through tremendous work on the part of Moshe to be able to continue and elevate the Jewish people when they get to Israel. He therefore wanted to try and nullify G-d's decree for the benefit of the Jewish people.
This is a true lesson that no matter what difficulties we have in our lives, we should continue to pray that G-d should take them away from us. Even if we are not answered the first time, second time or 100th time, G-d desires the prayers of the Jewish people!!
Shabbat Shalom
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