A thought..

I keep hearing over and over again that in the days before Moshiach, our emunah will be tested the most. As the months go by, I see it more and more clearly. We have lost many incredible, holy neshamas in a very short amount of time. The rate of anti-semitsm is rising, and the only thing we will have is our power of tefilla. We need to have emunah to stay strong, to give strength to one another, …and to never give up hope. We need to learn emunah in order to live it and we need to learn it now because the boiling pot is about to boil over. But there is one more thing that we have besides for our tremendous power of tefilla- we have each other. We have that ability to have achdus, and to give strength to one another. We are all going through different things in our personal lives, in addition to the challenges we face as a Klal. But the beauty of Klal Yisrael is that we encourage each other. When you get tired of climbing that ladder, and just want to stop because you feel like you don’t have anymore strength left, your brother or sister, another holy yid will be there one rung under you, offering a word of chizuk, or words of encouragement and love- giving you that little push that you need to keep climbing. I think that we all need to open our eyes. We need to stop judging our brothers and sisters, and instead take them into our hearts with open arms and with love. When will people greet each other with a SMILE, hold the door for someone whether they need it or not, look each other in the EYE instead of checking out how long her skirt is(if she’s wearing a skirt), or what kind of yarmulka he’s wearing (or not wearing.) Its time to WAKE UP! We are all family…why can’t we genuinely love one another? Be aware of this. You have the potential to make a difference, we are all children of Hashem, and its time we start acting like it. Stop all the judging and the labeling, and just love one another.We have to look past the daled amos of our personal matziv, and really care about another persons life. Find the sparkle in another yids eyes. The sparkle of light that Hashem gave them, and spread it to others. Make a difference today, and it will be a better tomorrow.