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Yearning isn’t passive. The Chida teaches that when we stand before Hashem with no merits, the fact that we’re still waiting, aching, and asking becomes the merit itself.

So our refusal to settle for exile is the work. That stubborn longing keeps the door open for Geula Shleima.

Personal reflection: Even when my davening feels empty, the part of me that still aches at galus is the part I’m counting on.