Bitachon Through Pain: Trusting Hashem When Life Hurts
Like a mother washing her child, what feels unpleasant can still come from love.
Chovot Halevavot – Shaar Habitachon
What Hurts Can Still Come From Love
Sometimes bitachon means remembering that something can feel uncomfortable and still come from love.
Rabbeinu Bachya compares it to a mother washing and caring for her baby. The baby may resist because it doesn’t understand what she is doing. The mother sees what the child cannot.
We don’t always understand why Hashem sends what He sends.
But we can trust the One holding us.
Reflection
Even what hurts is held in compassion.
Today’s Avodah
Think of one difficult thing you are dealing with and say:
“Hashem, I don’t like how this feels, but I trust that You see what I cannot.”
Carry today’s avodah with you and return tomorrow.
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