Letter 423

Through His great kindness He has saved us until now. And to His kindness we hope — that He save us always, always. Every day they stand… And the Holy Blessed One saves us from their hand. It is forbidden to be lazy and weak-handed — only to be a person of valor and eager and strong and courageous in one's mind. To see and to understand the hints that the Tzadik hints in our hearts every day and every moment — through his holy hints. For (it is not he) Hashem is still with us — with us and beside us, etc. And strengthens us with a most wondrous strengthening without measure. That we not fear and not be dismayed and not be frightened at all. For Hashem is with us always — in all that passes over us. "Hashem will not forsake His people for the sake of His great name" [1 Samuel 12:22].

Every single word that went out from the mouth of Rabbainu the awesome — may his memory be for a blessing — the Nachal Noavaya. Ascends to the very Infinite — and descends to the very ultimate — without limit. To raise and to elevate even all the distant ones — who have become entirely distanced from the Torah — to the very bottom — below which there is no lower. Even upon them His mercy has reached in this generation — to arouse them and to awaken them and to gladden them. Fortunate are we — fortunate are our ears and fortunate are our eyes and hearts — that we have seen and heard and understood all of this.

We still have… to all true and eternal good in this world and the next.