Daily Dose of Emuna

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There is no sense in cheating ourselves into believing that we aren’t affected by the spiritual virus called atheism.  Many people have simply stopped looking for a higher meaning in life and justify all sorts of behavior as being morally and socially correct.  It is us, the Torah observant community, who are looked upon as being primitive, narrow minded and unworldly.
This has an effect on us as we try so hard to be socially accepted by our surroundings. We can now understand why the Amorayim were afraid to live during our generation.  The influence from those who justify their freedom without any remorse has impacted us all.
In the book Shomer Emunim, it is written that all of the suffering in the world was gathered together and then dispersed throughout all of the generations until the coming of Mashiach.  One third of the suffering our forefathers had to bear.  The second third was endured by the generations following. The final third was allotted for one generation; our generation, the generation of the end of days.
This is why we see so much suffering in our days.  The sorrow and the pain are more intense than in any other time in history.  The advice given to us by the AriZal – do teshuva, daven and don’t stop beseeching rachamei Shamayim.  Another words, hold on to your emuna.  There is simply no other way.
The Admor m’Ruzhin ztk’l teaches that holding on to our emuna during our days will be like trying to climb a slippery wall without the help of a ladder or stairs.  A major part of this is due to our emotional breakdown.  Many feel that they cannot continue to fight for their emuna.  The darkness imbued by Hashem’s concealment is agonizing.

However we must understand, the only way to disperse the darkness is to strengthen our emuna and reveal Hashem’s light into our world.