G-d Will Grant Strength

“G-d will grant strength to His people, G-d will bless His people with peace.”

The most perfect form of peace occurs when the enemy himself is converted to a friend, as in the verse “even his enemies will make peace.” The Torah, which was given “to make peace in the world,” must not only bring about the defeat of the Evil inclination, but more than this, its conversion to good. As it is written, “You shall love the L-rd your G-d with all your heart,” and our sages say, “with your two inclinations.” Our sages say, “I created the evil inclination, and I created the Torah as a seasoning” meaning that just as a seasoning makes food taste better, the Torah “sweetens” the evil inclination and enables its conversion to good.

“G-d will give strength to His people”-G-d gives us the Torah, which is called “strength,” to enable us to convert the evil inclination to good and to reach true “peace” - ”G-d will grant His people peace.”

(The Rebbe)