G-d Regrets Having Created Exile
From: Chabad.AM Editorial Staff 2004-02-05 14:10:38
There are four things, as our Sages teach, that G-d regrets having created. One of them is -- exile. It is wise to remember this constantly: exile is not the true state in which G-d would like His people to be.
Our Sages taught us about this regret for two reasons:
- in order that we should not come to be satisfied with the state of exile, but that we should remember that it is a punishment: "Because of our sins we were exiled from our Land";
- in order that we should not be daunted by the darkness of exile, nor driven to despair -- for we know that exile is not a substantial reality, and it will ultimately dissolve.
