The Truth of Mercy
לֹא יַעֲלֶה אֶצְלוֹ בַּחֶשְׁבּוֹן
וְהָעִקָּר שֶׁצָּרִיךְ הָאָדָם לְסַלֵּק מִדַּעְתּוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם וּבְכָל פַּעַם כָּל מַה שֶּׁעָבַר עָלָיו עַד אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם וְאוֹתָהּ הַשָּׁעָה, וְכָל הַהַתְחָלוֹת מִכָּל הָעֲבוֹדוֹת שֶׁהִתְחִיל לַעֲבֹד הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ עַד עַתָּה לֹא יַעֲלֶה אֶצְלוֹ בַּחֶשְׁבּוֹן כְּלָל – רַק כְּאִלּוּ לֹא הִתְחִיל עֲדַיִן מֵעוֹלָם כְּלָל. (משיבת נפש, י"ד – ע"פ ליקוטי הלכות)
It Should Not Be Counted At All
And the main thing is for a person to constantly remove from his mind, every day and every time, what they went through in the past until today, up to this very moment, and all his beginnings, everything he did until today to serve Hashem should not be counted at all – It should just be as if he never started yet, and is starting new for the first time!
(Meshivas Nefesh 14, based on Likutei Halachos)
אֲמִתַּת רַחֲמֶיךָ
אֲבָל אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁעֲדַיִן לֹא הִשַּגְתִּי אֲמִתַּת רַחֲמֶיךָ בִּשְׁלֵמוּת, וַאֲנִי מְבַקֵּשׁ "וּבְסָתֻם חָכְמָה תוֹדִיעֵנִי", שֶׁתּוֹדִיעֵנִי מַה שֶּׁסָּתוּם וְנֶעְלָם מִמֶּנִּי, שֶׁהוּא אֲמִתַּת רַחֲמֶיךָ וַחֲסָדֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר שָׂגְבוּ וְעָמְקוּ מְאֹד וְנֶעֶלְמוּ מִמֶּנִּי, אֲשֶׁר עַל יָדָם יֵשׁ לִי גַּם כֵּן תִּקְוָה גְּדוֹלָה, כִּי מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבוֹתֶיךָ, וְאֵין אָנוּ יוֹדְעִים כְּלָל, וְיֵשׁ עִנְיָן שֶׁיִּתְתַּקֵּן הַכֹּל וְיִתְהַפֵּךְ לְטוֹבָה, וְכָל הָעֲוֹנוֹת יִתְהַפְּכוּ לִזְכֻיּוֹת, רַק שֶׁלֹּא יִתְיָאֵשׁ עַצְמוֹ מִן הַצְּעָקָה וְהַתְּפִלָּה וְהַתְּחִנָּה.
(ליקוטי הלכות, רבית ה', אות כ"ו)
The Truth of Mercy
But I know that I still did not comprehend the truths of Your mercy completely, and I'm asking "In the things that are hidden, show me Your wisdom", that You should let me know all that is hidden and concealed from me, meaning the truth of Your mercy and kindness which are so lofty and deep, and concealed from me, through which there still is high hope even for me. For Your thoughts are so deep, and we don't know anything at all, and there is a possibility for everything to be corrected and turned into good, and all the sins will be turned into merits, the only thing necessary is that we don't despair from continuing to scream, pray, and supplicate.
(Likutei Halachos, Paying Interest 5:26)
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