He'd been sick alone for weeks — would I have to leave him now?
Longing for Mashiach doesn’t come automatically. Like all spiritual accomplishments, it’s something we need to work on. One way to do so is by training ourselves to think about how good things will be when Mashiach is here.
In addition, the halachos of mourning were instituted by Chazal so we’d stop and think about what we’re missing. By delaying the purchase of an elegant breakfront or refraining from distracting ourselves with music during the Three Weeks, we remember the emptiness of a world lacking Hashem’s revealed presence.
Even “regular” people can generate a real yearning for Mashiach.
—Excerpted from At The Core of Emunah based on Rav Moshe Wolfson shlita’s Emunah Series
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