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With all of his dependency and fragility a newborn baby is secure in his life. A baby knows instinctively that he is in good hands and all of his needs are being taken care of. This relationship is the beginning stage, the founding principle guiding every human being at the onset of life.
A baby doesn’t trust that everything will be just as he wishes for it to be, yet he is reassured that whatever may be is exactly what he needs. Even at the time when he is stubbornly fixated on getting his way and his parents disagree, deep down he knows that it comes from their love and care and for his ultimate best.
We are Hashem’s children, “Banim atem L’Hashem Elokeichem… (You are children of Hashem…)” (Sefer Devarim 14:1). Just as children do not readily understand their parent’s calculations for restricting certain things and allowing others, it is a relationship that goes beyond intellectual comprehension. It is implanted in the core of every Jew; Hashem loves me in spite of the intense pain that I am currently going through.
Thank You Hashem for everything… for all of the times You helped and I didn’t realize that it was You. Thank You Hashem for all of the kindnesses You do for me every moment. Thank you Hashem for all of the things that I am lacking…. I know that they are not meant for me to have right now. Deep inside I know this to be true, even though my heart is stubborn and doesn’t always follow what my mind already knows. Hashem, please help me feel it, sense it and live it!
