[Avodah] Beautiful Messianic Insight and Hope Excerpted from Rabbi D. Siegel & torah.org

[Richard Wolberg]

Chafetz Chaim raises the classic concern how the latest generations  
consider meriting the advent of Mashiach? If previous generations who  
were
undoubtedly more pious than ours did not merit Mashiach how could our  
shameful generation merit him? Chafetz Chaim answers that, on the  
contrary, no
generation ever qualified for Mashiach as much as ours. He explains  
that in previous times, mitzva observance was, basically, a foregone  
conclusion. It
did not require endless self sacrifice and had therefore had  
relatively limited value. In our days, however, foreign influences are  
so rampant that even basic
mitzva observance requires tremendous devotion and sacrifice. In  
present times, we may add, morality has fallen so low that attaining  
any level of purity and self
negation is a tremendous accomplishment. In this light every mitzva  
has such great value that we, above all, display Hashem's greatest  
glory. Hashem undoubtedly
tells His angels, "Look at My people who manage to remain moral and  
pure even in their corrupt and free thinking environment." "Can anyone  
bring Me greater
glory than them?!"

ri
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