The Maggid, R’ Dov Ber of Mezeritch zt”l would say: 'כאשר ייסר איש את בנו ה' אלקיך מיסרך' - How can it be that Hashem distances Himself from His beloved ones? It is similar to a father teaching his son to walk. He stands the baby on his legs and moves away so that the child should walk into his arms. As soon as the child takes a step in the direction of his father, the father begins to move away slowly so that the little one should build up confidence and strength in his ability and keep walking forward to his father. Similarly, Hashem distances Himself from a righteous Jew so that he will do Teshuva and keep moving closer to Hashem, growing in ruchnius.”
Chacham Rabbeinu Dovid Chadad zt”l (Keren L’Dovid) would say: “'הא-ל הגדול הגבור והנורא אשר לא ישא פנים ולא יקח שוחד' - Rashi writes that a person cannot bribe Hashem with money. How can one think that he can ‘bribe’ Hashem with money? Why would Hashem need his money? The words 'יקח שחד' have the same Gematria as 'מצוה בעבירה' (430). In other words, a person cannot spend his days focused on sinful pleasures, amassing great riches and wealth through underhanded and even illegal means, and then use this money to perform mitzvos - giving charity to help organizations and needy people. By doing this, one thinks he can ‘bribe’ Hashem with his money into judging him leniently. No! He will get what he deserves - no matter what!”
A Wise Man would say:
“What we need in life is time. Time heals almost everything. So just give time ... time!”
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