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Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the complete healing of Devorah Naomi bas Raizel. May Hashem shower her with clarity and strength, b’riut hanefesh v’b’riut haguf among all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b’karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
The media often paints a negative and unjust world. Even a person who does not tend to be a negative thinker can get drawn into this mindset. Therefore it is of great importance to instill positivism into ourselves and belief in the goodness of the world. We must believe that Hashem’s ultimate plan for creation is adorned with compassion and Hashem embraces each of us with His kindness.
“Sof ma’aseh b’machshavah techila (Every action is preceded by a thought)” is a famous Torah teaching sung in Lecha Dodi. The most important part of any healing process is to first treat the mind. The mind is the engine behind every deed. If the mind is filled with negative feelings, the body may sooner or later respond by becoming ill. Medicine has already proven that mind and body are closely affected by one another. ‘Think good and it will be good’ is definitely a Torah axiom!
Practically speaking all thoughts find expression through speech. Therefore we can affect our thoughts by being mindful of what we say and vice versa choose the words we speak carefully since this in turn will affect the way we think. Speaking to Hashem casts away destructive thinking patterns as this focuses our mind back to our G-dly mission. Living a life of emuna, with a keen awareness of Hashem’s presence and intervention envelops us with confidence. We are reminded that we are important and irreplaceable. A person’s mission is theirs and theirs alone; no one else can fulfill it.
The troubles and hardships that invade our individual and national lives are here to challenge and elevate our way of thinking. They are meant to give us the opportunity to look ‘behind the scenes’ and recognize that it is only Hashem who is in charge. He sends us messages through the circumstances of our lives and that which we experience. A negative mind cannot fathom or accept any good. Unfortunately it leaves them out of touch with themselves, others and also chas v’Shalom with Hashem.
