Until now he was standing and waiting for you to come — and what can one do — and from Heaven he was delayed. And at this hour — Rabbi Dovid — may his light shine — arrived and brought his letter with the money for the pidyon nefesh. May Hashem Yisborach have mercy on you and on him — and send you complete healing from Heaven — healing of the soul and healing of the body — among the rest of the sick of Israel — Amen so may it be His will. And from yourself you understand the immensity of the pain he had from this — but even so it gave their souls very great life — in seeing at any rate the handwriting from him — to know why he was delayed — for they were waiting greatly for this — that some information would arrive from him in any case. And on this too one must say — certainly everything is for good — and all that Heaven does — it does for good — even if it prevents from holy matters. And one can also attribute the lack to oneself — that one did not overcome the obstacle as one should. But even so — G-d forbid that you fall in your mind because of this my beloved son — for the ways of Hashem are very very exalted. And he already heard from him — of blessed memory — explicitly (Sichos HaRa"n 14) — that even when one does not bring from potential to actual what one desires — in any holy matter — even so — the will itself is very good. Even though it is explained in the Torah "vihi na pi sh'nayim" (Likutai Moharan part 1 ch. 66) that this is not sufficient — even so — if only they would hold on to this — that the will at any rate be very strong toward Hashem and His Torah. As they have already heard greatly from him of this. And praised be G-d — your will is good and very strong. And what can one do — ones Rachmana patrei — the Merciful One exempts one who is forced. And he is standing and waiting now — that you will merit at any rate to come here on Sunday if Hashem wills — as you wrote. And although he is very eager for his road — even so he will not travel before the coming Sunday. And if only he will travel after midday on the coming Sunday — for it may be that he will remain until Tuesday — if Hashem wills. And "u'mei'Hashem mitz'adei gever konanu" — "and from Hashem the steps of a man are established." More than this there is no leisure to extend — out of honor for the holy Shabbas. And this letter he is sending via a non-Jew — the bearer of this letter. And may Hashem in His mercies support you quickly — and you will return to your former strength in completeness — and you will strengthen and fortify yourself with all strength to receive the Shabbas in great joy — in what you merited — that you have good desires to be with them together. And to Hashem the salvation — that they always be together — even when they do not see each other — for the bodies are far apart and the souls are close — and all of us are bound together in the root of nefesh-ruach-neshamah in the true tzaddik — and so forth — and this is all our hope forever.
The words of your father — who awaits to see you quickly — in life and peace and joy.
Nussun of Breslov.
Overview: Friday, Erev Shabbas Kodesh Parshas Sh'mini — after midday — Breslov — 5602. To Yitzchok. Until now he was standing and waiting for him to come — and from Heaven he was delayed. And just now Rabbi Dovid arrived and brought his letter with the money for the pidyon nefesh. May Hashem have mercy on him and on them — and send complete healing — healing of the soul and healing of the body — among the rest of the sick of Israel. From yourself you understand the immensity of the pain he had from this — but even so it gave their souls great life — to see at any rate the handwriting from him — to know why he was delayed. On this too one must say — certainly all is for good — and all that Heaven does — it does for good. And one can also attribute the lack to oneself — that one did not overcome the obstacle as one should. But even so — G-d forbid that you fall in your mind because of this — for the ways of Hashem are very very exalted. He already heard from him — of blessed memory — explicitly (Sichos HaRa"n 14) — that even when one does not bring from potential to actual what one desires in any holy matter — even so the will itself is very good. Even though it is explained in the Torah "vihi na pi sh'nayim" (Likutai Moharan part 1 ch. 66) that this is not sufficient — even so — if only they would hold on to this — that the will at any rate be very strong. And praised be G-d — your will is good and very strong. And what can one do — ones Rachmana patrei. He stands and waits now that he will come on Sunday — if Hashem wills. He will not travel before the coming Sunday. And may Hashem in His mercies support him quickly — and he will return to his former strength in completeness — and he will strengthen himself with all strength to receive the Shabbas in great joy. And to Hashem the salvation — that they always be together — even when they do not see each other — for the bodies are far apart and the souls are close — and all of us are bound together in the root of nefesh-ruach-neshamah in the true tzaddik — and this is all our hope forever.