Moses
was denied entry into the Land of Israel because of a small error. At
the end of his life, he prayed for forgiveness - hoping that HaShem
would allow him to go into the Holy Land. The prayer of Moses
illuminates the foundational principle that is the genesis of
successful repentance.
He prayed: HaShem, You have begun to
show Your servant Your greatness and Your strength. The two aspects of
Divine Compassion are revealed in this verse. The phrase "Your
greatness" refers to the very essence of HaShem - His unbounded
compassion that He shows to all of His creations. Whereas "Your
strength" refers to the attribute of compassion, in which HaShem
mercifully overthrows the attribute of accountability.
In
addition, Moses said "You have begun to Your servant Your great
compassion." That is, the great vistas of compassion that HaShem
revealed to Moses were just the beginning of HaShem’s infinite
dimensions of mercy!
Moses’ beautiful prayer divulges the
foundation of repentance. Namely, the performance of repentance is
predicated on our deep awareness that HaShem is truly Merciful. The
more we comprehend and internalize that the essence of HaShem is
compassion, the more confident - and successful - we will be in
"returning to HaShem."
May the entire People of Israel open
their hearts to understand the great compassion of HaShem and perform
repentance. Additionally, the more that we conduct ourselves with
mercy; the more mercy will be awaked in Heaven. In turn, He will
forgive us and we will see the great joy and light of the Redemption. [Based on Da’as Torah of Rav Yerucham Levovitz]
TODAY: Think of one instance where you can show mercy to another person.
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