In the lead up to our Chanukah event at Gore Hill a few things went wrong with a few of the suppliers. It happened close to the event which caused us stress in having to find replacements. In the end, the alternative arrangements ended up being much better for us. 

When your original plan falls through, or even harder, when someone wrongs you, or mistreats you, in business, family or community, and you instinctively get stressed or hurt, it is hard to compose yourself and think that this may be for your benefit. But if you open yourself up to it better things come your way.

The great master of this approach was Josef.

Despite his brothers wanting to kill him and ultimately selling him as a slave he didn’t see it that way. He saw what his brothers did to him as part of a divine plan for him to become the ruler of Egypt and in order for that to happen he had to go through something unusual in order to make his way into Pharaoh’s palace.

Sometimes a blessing comes into our life directly, without hurdles or obstructions, and at other times it only comes after overcoming a tense situation with good faith.

Our positive perspective allows those obstructed blessings to come through.

Shabbat Shalom!