vNothing Is Too Trifle For Hashem Yisborach!

The beauty of the Sefer Yetzira, is attributed directly to our Patriarch, Avraham Avinu. Although there is debate whether Avraham Avinu wrote it himself (Rav Tzadok Hakohen argues that the Sefer was written by Rebbi Akiva, based on the teachings of Avraham Avinu), everyone agrees that the secrets of the Torah contained therein are attributed to Avraham Avinu.

One of the chapters in this beautiful Sefer, deals with outlining 10 expressions/manifestations of Hashems’ ‘Hanhagos’ Kaviyachol. This is called the (chapter of) ‘Eser Sefiros’.

In this section, there is a pasuk that states ‘Tzipiyason K’mareh Habazak’ (dealing with the Angels of Hashem), which literally means that their vision, encompasses and shares the quality of flashes of “lightning bolts”. Although the actual meaning and depth of this pasuk is relegated to the secrets of the Torah (‘Sirei Torah), we can perhaps interpret it and apply it to ourselves on the following level:

The quality of a lighting bolt is that it is a ‘flash of light’ – it comes and goes in an instant. However, when it peaks, it serves to illuminate the darkness even for that moment in time.

From here we can learn a valuable lesson. Sometimes we are so consumed with the ideal and importance of achieving greatness in our spiritual growth, that we tend to overlook or unjustly minimize the beauty and greatness we can achieve by snatching the smaller ‘flashes of light’ (spirituality) within our grasp.

Moreover, we are sometimes overwhelmed by the seemingly insurmountable task of achieving greatness, that we don’t realize how much spiritual greatness can be achieved by simply capitalizing on any and all opportunities for spiritual growth, as small as they might seem to us.

If we cannot yet overcome our desire to speak Loshon Harah all of the time, let us at least try to hold back from saying that nasty word..just once..twice… This too is greatness.

This is akin to the bolt of lighting, the ‘flash of lighting’ which can illuminate the darkness, but for a second.

Like the Angels, our ‘Tzipiyah’ – our Vision, must be ‘K’mareh Habazak’ – it must include the intellectual capacity and understanding of the importance of capitalizing on any and every opportunity for spiritual accomplishment.

Nothing is too trifle for our Hashem Yisborach!