The Real Father - R. Eliyahu Maksumov - TorahAnytime.com

When you see a kid running around the shul, and you're trying to figure out who his father is, and all of a sudden you see a man approach him with a lollipop, and he gives him the lollipop, and he says, "Here you go, enjoy." Does that prove that he's the father? He could be the the candy guy of the shul. Right? Anybody He could be anybody. But all of a sudden, the kid keeps making trouble, he runs around, runs around, and suddenly the father finds him making trouble. What does the father do? He slaps him. And everyone's like, "Okay, that's that's the father." Cuz nobody else has the right to slap a child unless it's the father. If you're getting slapped, if you're getting hit, then you know it must be coming from your father. If you're having issues in your life, if you're having troubles in your life, remember who it's coming from. It's coming from Hashem. And Hashem is doing it cuz he loves you. I don't have to remind you. Which month was it when Hashem destroyed the Beit Hamikdash? Ah, what does Av mean? Father. Which means the time when Hashem is giving us the biggest smack ever. When Hashem is destroying the Beit Hamikdash, I said, "Remind us not to forget where it's coming from. It's coming from your loving father, who has your best interest in mind." Hashem is doing it cuz he loves us. That's what Av stands for. Av Beino, father and son. Aleph Bet, Av Beino, father and son. This is the Aleph Bet. Remember that Hashem is reminding us that he's our father. And if he's hitting you, it's only because he loves you. It's only because he cares about you. It's only because he wants what's good for you.