As Heard from Rabbi Avigdor Miller ZT”L
“Mizmor Shir Leyom Hashabbat Tov Lehodot LaHashem…” (Tehillim 92:2)
“A Psalm, a song for the Shabbat Day: It is Good to give thanks to Hashem, and to sing to Your name, O Most High.” What is good? The best thing in the world is to give thanks to Hashem. That is our job and Shabbat is the time.
We are called ‘Yehudim’, after the name Yehuda that our great Mother Leah named her son. She said “This time I will Thank Hashem.” The Yehudim are the Nation whose purpose is to Thank Hashem.” Ki simachtani Hashem befaolecha…” You’ve made me happy Hashem with Your handiwork, I sing at the deeds of Your hands.”
It’s a wonderful and marvelous world! Look at the beautiful sky. Isn’t it a wonderful day? We have to teach ourselves the happiness of life. Life is happy and Hashem wants us to enjoy this great gift of Olam Hazeh (this world). “Olam hesed yibaneh.” (Tehillim 89:3) The world is built on Kindliness. We have a kindly Father. Instead of complaining and ignoring all the blessings He is showering on us, let’s utilize the Shabbat and sing of the deeds of Hashem’s Hands.
Let’s thank Hashem for Water which we cannot live without. Therefore, Hashem created the world with a reservoir covering 65% of the Earth. The Oceans are holding water which is briny and not suitable for drinking. So Hashem brings the Sun’s rays, from 93 million miles away, and in eight minutes (”ad mehera yarutz debaro” Tehillim) sunlight comes to the surface of the ocean causing the water to evaporate. Only pure distilled water vaporizes, rising to form clouds. Hashem causes the winds to blow (”mashiv haruach”) the clouds over the continents and condense. Pure, life giving, rain water is brought to the soil and our reservoirs.
This is a wondrous miracle, which we should keep in mind as we drink a glass of water. It is no less a miracle than when the bitter waters were purified through Moshe by putting a tree in the waters causing them to sweeten, according to Hashem’s command. “Vayimteku Hamayim,” “And the waters became sweet”! (Shemot 15:25)
Water causes your eyes to sparkle. It is the water that makes you able to see. Water is the most important element of the blood, causing your blood to be liquid and flow freely to bring nourishment to your body.
Baruch Hashem for the glass of Water! The elixir of Life! Shabbat should make us happy and filled with Bitachon and Peace of Mind, in the kindliness of Hashem. Try to appreciate that gift. That is part of the purpose of Shabbat.
Adapted from “Rav Avigdor Miller Speaks”
Shabbat Shalom
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