Hayom Yom 3 Elul - The soul awaits the time to refine and perfect its assignment

הַמַּאֲמִין בְּהַשְׁגָּחָה פְּרָטִיתA person who believes in Divine Providenceיוֹדֵעַ כִּי מֵהַשֵּׁם מִצְעֲדֵי גֶבֶר כּוֹנָנוּknows that “the steps of a man are made firm by G‑d.” אֲשֶׁר נְשָׁמָה זוֹ צְרִיכָה לְבָרֵר וּלְתַקֵּן אֵיזֶה בֵּרוּר וְתִקּוּן בְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי[A person goes to] a particular place because his soul must refine and perfect something there.וּמֵאוֹת בְּשָׁנִים אוֹ גַם מִשַּׁעַת בְּרִיאַת הָעוֹלָםFor hundreds of years, or even from the very beginning of creation,הִנֵּה הַדָּבָר שֶׁצָּרִיךְ לְהִתְבָּרֵר אוֹ לְהִתְתַּקֵּןthe object that must be refined or rectifiedמְחַכֶּה לְאוֹתָהּ הַנְּשָׁמָה שֶׁתָּבוֹא לְבָרְרוֹ וּלְתַקְּנוֹwaits for that soul to come and do that task.וְגַם נְשָׁמָה הַלָּזוּSimilarly, this soul itself,הִנֵּה מֵאָז נֶאֶצְלָה וְנִבְרְאָהfrom the moment of its emanation and creation,הִיא מְחַכָּה לִזְמַן יְרִידָתָהּawaits the time that it will descend [to the physical world]לְבָרֵר וּלְתַקֵּן אֵת אֲשֶׁר הוּטַל עָלֶיהָto refine and perfect that which has been assigned to it.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in EnglishFor questions and follow-up: [email protected]