Tristeza
A tristeza faz parte da experiência humana, mas a Bíblia nos assegura que Deus está perto dos que sofrem. Ele enxuga as lágrimas e transforma a dor em esperança.
Deus consola os aflitos
O Senhor está perto dos quebrantados de coração. Mesmo no vale mais escuro, sua presença é refúgio e consolo para a alma que chora.
The face of Hashem is against them that do rah,
to cut off the zekher (remembrance) of them from ha’aretz.
The tzaddikim cry, and Hashem heareth,
and delivereth them out of all their tzoros.
Hashem openeth the eyes of the ivrim:
Hashem raiseth them that are bowed down:
Hashem loveth the tzaddikim:
I am feeble and broken ad me’od;
I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my lev.
Ashrey are the AVELIM (the ones mourning), for they will be comforted.
Shuv (return), and say to Chizkiyahu (Hezekiah) the Nagid Ami, Thus saith Hashem Elohei Dovid Avicha, I have heard thy tefillah, I have seen thy tears; hineni, I will heal thee; on Yom HaShelishi thou shalt go up unto the Beis Hashem.
A alegria virá
A dor tem prazo de validade. A manhã de alegria sempre vem depois da noite de choro. Deus promete transformar o luto em dança.
Sing unto Hashem, O ye chasidim of His,
and give thanks to His Zekher Kodesh.
And I heard a kol gadol (loud voice), a Bat Kol from the Kisse (Throne) saying, "Hinei, The Mishkan of Hashem is with men, and He shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be His people, and Hashem Himself shall dwell among them. And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall not be any longer Mavet, nor Avelut nor weeping nor pain; the former things have passed away."
They will hunger no more nor thirst nor shall the shemesh (sun) strike them nor any scorching heat, Because the SEH, (Lamb), Moshiach at the center of the Kes (Throne), will shepherd them and will lead them to the Makor Mayim Chayyim (Fountain, source of Living Waters), and Hashem will wipe away every tear from their eynayim.
As having agmat nefesh but always having simcha, as poor but enriching many, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.
Entregando a dor a Deus
Podemos lançar sobre o Senhor toda nossa ansiedade e tristeza, porque Ele cuida de nós com ternura e não nos abandona.
HASHLECH AL ADONOI Y’HAVECHA V’HU Y’CHALKELECHA (Cast your care on Hashem and He will sustain you), because Hashem cares and is concerned about you.
And Hashem, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither abandon thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Join in simcha with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
O choro e o arrependimento
Há tristezas que produzem arrependimento e conduzem à vida. O choro diante de Deus é acolhido e transformado em bênção.
Therefore also now, saith Hashem,
turn ye back to Me with all your lev,
and with tzom, and with weeping, and with mourning;
The gefen is dried up,
and the teenah languisheth;
the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree,
even all the trees of the sadeh, are withered;
because sasson (joy) is withered away from the bnei Adam.
Then Iyov arose, and made the keri’ah on his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshiped, And said, Arom came I out of beten immi, and arom shall I return there; Hashem gave, and Hashem hath taken away; yehi Shem Hashem mevorach.
The mishle (proverbs) of Sh’lomo.
A ben chacham maketh glad an av,
but a ben kesil is the grief of his em.
For in much chochmah (wisdom) is much ka’as (grief, vexation);
and he that increaseth da’as increaseth mach’ov (sorrow).
Therefore banish ka’as (sorrow) from thy lev, and put away ra’ah from thy basar; for yaldut and shacharut (prime of life) are hevel.
And do not grieve the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem, by whom you were sealed for the Yom HaGeulah.