Greater Miracles - Daily Dose of Wisdom

There will come a time, very soon, when we will be shown miracles so great, they will make the Ten Plagues and the splitting of the Red Sea appear as ordinary as nature itself.

So great, no mind can begin to fathom them;
so powerful, they will transform the very fabric of our world, elevating it in a way that the wonders of the Exodus never did.

For then, our eyes will be opened and granted the power to see the greatest of miracles: Those miracles that occur to us now, beneath our very noses, every day.

Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson

From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.

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April 10, 2012

The importance of miracles.

The importance of miracles is that once one can give testimony of one there is no doubt that G-d's presence has been revealed to the witness.
However G-d goes beyond miracles if one is in trouble G-d's closeness is best way to get rid of it. Once one is on the verge of death, we have to set our minds in G-d, like those who were about to cross the sea of reeds, so that our souls get peace.
And I say more: G-d is able to keep us at peace with our mortality.

Mr. Jorge Munuzuri

April 10, 2012

daily miracles

This is so true even walking through the day in prayer we still miss so much that G-d does for us Thank you for reminding us of this.

R. Wright
elk, in

April 10, 2012

Posted By Anonymous, Camarillo, CA

you may be right; that all these things could be considered acts of nature. what you fail to realize is that acts of nature, that occur in the order and time that it is needed is a re-direction of nature and only Hashem can do that. that's when mere nature becomes a miracle!

shifrah
miami, fl

April 9, 2012

The Miracle of The Messiah

When I think about the coming of the Messiah and that this person will be someone that all the world will accept as the Messiah- Jews, Christians and Muslims, and everyone else, it seems impossible. That will be a huge miracle.

Susan
Delray Beach, FL

May 4, 2011

Re: They already "appear as ordinary as nature its

You are correct that the Torah refers to a Sea of Reeds, and not the Red Sea.

On your other point, however, I must take issue. It's very difficult to see how a natural wind could life the water to stand "as a wall" both "to their right and to their left" and allow the Children of Israel to walk across "on dry land" as the Torah describes. It's also difficult to imagine "horse and rider thrown into the sea" if all we are talking about is a muddy passage through a shallow pond.

What, then, was the necessity of the "eastern wind" that blew that night? Many commentaries answer that this was in order to fool the Egyptian army, that they might run in after us. Perhaps it was also to permit even those who cannot accept G-d's dominion over natural law to nevertheless accept the narrative of liberation and the forming of our people.

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

April 27, 2011

They already "appear as ordinary as nature itself"

The splitting of the "Red Sea", salt water between southern Egypt and Saudi Arabia, is not mentioned in the Torah.

The Torah refers to the splitting of the "sea of reeds", fresh water between northern Egypt and Mt. Sinai, and says that it did appear as ordinary as nature itself. It describes a strong wind slowly blowing back the water. Nothing is more "ordinary as nature itself" than wind.

Most of the plagues seem even more ordinary, in that they are the ordinary and natural results of each other. For example, once the Nile turned from clean water to something red, it was as ordinary as nature itself that the frogs living in the Nile would soon try to leave it (because it became toxic to them). Once the cattle died, it was as ordinary as nature itself that their decomposing carcasses would attract flies, because that is what rotten meat ordinarily and naturally does. It would be a miracle if these ordinary and natural results did not occur.

Anonymous
Camarillo, CA

April 27, 2011

Greater Miracles

B"H you continue to amaze me with your comentaries and loving insights.
Shabbat Shalom

Chanoch Brown
Miami Beach, FL

April 27, 2011

maybe

THIS will be the ultimate time and acceptance that we can ALL see and feel G-ds intervention in our every day 'ordinary' lives... as many of us already do, Praise Him... through His living spirit and so many parts of our lives that after prayer... just 'slot into place'.... as His lifts our existence to planes we never felt able to attain. AMEN

thank you for your sharing. may we continue to keep praising and thanking G-d for His Creation and Living Spirit that flows throughout all life. AMEN

Michelle

April 27, 2011

Thanks!

Many thanks for this assurance and wisdom, Sir!

Syed

January 26, 2010

Greater Miracles

Mnay years ago, Rogers & Hammerstein (composers of musical scores for many plays) wrote a song, 'A HUNDRED MILLION MIRACLES" for the play 'FLOWER DRUM SONG".

Such mundane(?) everyday things(?) like a baby trying to walk; a bird singing, (going by memory-definitely something about a baby) are miracles. i think, Rabbi Freeman, that is what you are aluding to. I was at a Bris the other day, for a friend- and saw the outpouring of love and joy-sor aan 8 day old-from (comparative) strangers- that, to me, is a miracle. Comparable to the splitting of the Sea of Reeds.

Anonymous
Largo, FL

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