It is well-known that one of the questions that a person will be asked on the day of judgment is “Did you long and expect the salvation?”, and this is a thing which is dependent only on a person’s heart as it is not enough for a person to say with his mouth that he is longing for and expecting the salvation, but one has to long for and expect the salvation with all of one’s heart and with complete faith and trust. In the same way as the day of one’s death draws closer every day, so too the day of the great salvation draws closer every day, and if he delays we will wait for him, as he will definitely come without a shadow of doubt. One must not only long for and expect the salvation, but on each difficult time which comes upon a person he must long for and expect the salvation of Hashem, as the salvation of Hashem is (as quick to come) as the blink of an eye.
They write in the name of the Ar”I Zal that each day when one says “we hoped for your salvation the entire day!” one should concentrate on the fact that he is longing for and expecting a salvation for any trouble in which he finds himself, and this is an effective charm. When saying “because for your salvation” he should concentrate on the fact that he is not worried about his own pain. instead, he is worrying about the honor of heaven, as in all of their (Klal Yisrael’s) pain, He also feels pain, and he therefore is hoping and expecting that Hashem will send the salvation for the sake of His own name. Because each person is longing for the salvation, he should be careful to guard himself from anything which might delay the salvation, and make sure to perform all good deeds, as all of our aim is towards the salvation of Hashem and the redemption of the Divine Presence.
