„When the heart is always seething, longing and stirring, then the sou…”
„When the heart is always seething, longing and stirring, then the soul is thirsty for God; even the pain itself is very glorious.”From Shemonah Kevatzim VIII:227
When we are in pain, we are healthy. Our systems beep and rouse us and display their vitality. So too, when we feel difficulty and distance from the Holy One, this stems from the bond and from the healthy desire to reconnect. In moments of pain we do not feel the beauty and the might, but only the pain. But in ordinary moments it is worth repeating and recalling that when it hurts, and when we feel warning lights and distress and difficulty, then apparently something within us is healthy.
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