Emuna Daily

The Kotzker Rebbe once saw a child crying.  When the Rebbe questioned his tears, the child explained, “I was playing hide and seek with my friends and they haven’t found me.”

“But isn’t that the point of the game: to hide so well that they can’t find you?”

“Yes,” said the child. “I was pleased that they couldn’t find me.  But I’m crying because they stopped looking for me.”

At that point the Rebbe lamented, “Hashem has been hiding for so, so long, and sadly so many of His children have stopped looking for Him.” ~ R’ Shalom Brodt

Every person should have two slips of paper in his pocket.

On one should be written: “The world was created for me,” and on the other: “I am but dust and ashes.”

A person has to have the wisdom to read each slip in the proper time.

~ R’ Simcha Bunim of Parshischo zt”l in Simchas Yisroel

Not with depression, not with fearfulness, not with sentimental weakness must we turn to the Divine Light, but with clear knowledge that what flows from the depths of our heart to approach God is a natural, complete, and healthy faculty.

It is more than just a natural faculty – it is the basic natural faculty of our soul. ~ R’ Abraham Isaac Kook zt”l

According to his ability – this is a great principle in serving God.  Yes, a person must have a lot of patience with himself. ~ R’ Shlomo Wolbe zt”l

The face tells you to share only 50% of what you know, because a person has two eyes to acquire information, but only one mouth to reveal what he saw. ~ R’ Elimelech Biderman Shlita