I want you to know something very deep. Sometimes we are angry at G-d because He doesn’t listen to our prayers. Reb Tzadok Hakohen says something so strong. The truth is that G-d listens to every prayer, but if while I am praying I’m already making plans what to do if G-d doesn’t help me, G-d says ‘listen brother, do your thing, let me not disturb your plans.’

 

Let’s be very honest. I look at my little daughter Neshamale, and I want nothing more than for Mashiach to be here and teach her. But then I think that if Mashiach is not coming, I might send her to this school or to that school. The Ribbono Shel Olam says ‘listen brother, don’t let me disturb your daughter’s education, do your thing’. If I would stand before G-d and say ‘Ribbono Shel Olam, I mamesh need the Mashiach because I have nobody else to send my daughter to study with’, Mashiach would come.

What would be if a yidele would come to G-d and say ‘Ribbono Shel Olam, I mamesh don’t know what to do,’ only then does he begin to actually have an idea. You see, until Tisha B’Av we still think we could manage without the Beis Hamikdash. Until Tisha B’Av we still think we can manage without Mashiach’s coming. Let’s be very honest with each other.

 

We all are hoping for Mashiach to come, but we are still making plans if he doesn’t come…