“however “absent” G-d may appear”
Good post. I pray and fast regularly, and am prepared for end times. That said, the phrase above reminded me of a joke, which might lift your melancholy for a while.
Two young Jewish boys were always getting into trouble. One parent asked their rabbi to speak to them. The rabbi agreed, and he thought he would approach them from the angle that even though they think they may get away with mischief, God is always watching them.
He thought he would ask them “where is God?”, to kickoff the discussion.
So after school he sees one boy and brings him to his office.
“Where is God?” he says in a loud voice.
The kid was frozen, not speaking.
“Where is God?” he said louder.
The boy was immobile.
“WHERE IS GOD?” the rabbi boomed.
The boy took off and ran home, jumped in bed and hid under the covers.
His friend found him in bed and asked why he was cowering in fear.
“We’re really in trouble now. God is missing and rabbi thinks we did it!”
Lol! Thanks.
Lol! (Have I already responded to this? If so, it deserves a second “lol!” anyway.)