Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Hope

Hi,

"One student prayed, 'May it be Gd's will that my wife conceive - if the child will live. Otherwise, may it be Gd's will that she not conceive.'

"His friend prayed, 'May it be Gd's will that my wife conceive.'

"The former asked: And would it be good if the child would die? It would be better that he not be born, as it is written (Kings II 27-28), 'Do not disappoint your maid,' 'Didn't I say not to fool me?'

"To which the latter replied: When the child is born, I will pray for it to live."

(R' Yehudah haChasid, Sefer Chasidim 501)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

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