When my husband A”H was niftar at the age ot 34, there were many young children, who asked ” I davened soo hard. for Rabbi R. to have a Refuah Shelayma. Why was he niftar?”
The answer that was given is that Hashem heard all of our
Tefilos, they are never wasted. We do not see it now, but at sometime we will see it. Tefilos are like a rock thrown into a pond. There is a ripple effect. Sometime, we will see the waves that are caused by theses tefilos.
There is a story about the Skulener Rebbe who was thrown into solitary confinement. He decided to understand “Biur Tefila” He came to Boruch Sheomar and seemed confused. The whole Tefilo is about Tov Lehodos Hashem to praise Hashem for the wonderful things that He does for us. He came to the Posuk ” Boruch Gozer U Mekayem” Blessed is the one who is “Gozer” decreed a difficult decree and carries is out. It seemed to the Rebbe not to fit into the general Brocho. So He came to the conclusion Boruch – Blessed is the one, Gozer – who decreed a difficult decree
U MEKAYEM and gives the person the ability to overcome the difficulty. Boruch Hu – Hashem should be Blessed.
Yes MANY of us face MANY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES every day. Hashem helps us overcome these challenges.
Just continue to turn to our “TATTE” in heaven, through Tefila and tears and He will help us. Remember Shaarei Dima are never closed.