Welcome to the daily chizuk (encouragement). Ashrei ha'am shekacha lo, ashrei ha'am she-Hashem Elokav. How fortunate are we that we have Hashem as our God. The melech malchei hamelachim, the ruler of the universe, is there at all times to help us. He's gomel chasadim tovim (performs acts of kindness), he's somech noflim (supports the fallen), he's rofei cholim (heals the sick). Ein K'Eloheinu, there is no one like Hashem.
We should be rejoicing in the knowledge that no matter what predicament you are facing, there's always a solution. Hashem can do anything, and no one can stop Him. There are no rules. Hashem is boundless. He can turn the whole world over to solve your problem.
There was a famous story going around three years ago that Rabbi Prusansky tells over. A young man from Yerushalayim was diagnosed with liver failure, and he needed to undergo a liver transplant. The doctors advised his parents to bring him to Brussels, the world center for liver transplants. The problem was that they had a rule that citizens have priority over non-citizens for any organ transplants. There was a long list of people there already waiting, and the doctors didn't give this young man that much time.
The young man went to see his rabbi. He said, “Rabbi, there's a very good chance I won't live long enough to get that transplant. Why should I go to Brussels? I would rather live out my final days in Israel. At least I'll be surrounded by my family.” The rabbi replied, “Hashem runs the world. He could do anything. You do your part, and let Hashem do his.”
With a newfound hope, the boy went to Belgium, and he was placed at the bottom of that list. The doctors there told him to find a residence close to the hospital because if a suitable liver became available and no citizen was a match, he would be available for surgery within 24 hours. The boy spent his days there learning Torah and praying to Hashem for a salvation.
What did Hashem do for him? On April 14th, 2010, a volcano erupted in Iceland, propelling massive billows of hot ash, rock, and gas across most of Europe. The thick, toxic atmosphere turned the skies above Europe into a continent-wide no-fly zone, forcing everybody to stay put. The next day, a patient in a nearby hospital in Brussels passed away, and his liver became available for transplant. Every single person on that list had to fly to get there, and then no one would be able to make it in 24 hours because of the no-fly zone. The young man from Israel at the bottom of that list was the only one nearby, and he was the recipient of the liver.
After the surgery, the doctors said that the liver they just removed could not have lasted more than a few days. Nothing is beyond Hashem. We could always be helped. The whole of Europe could be on hold while this Jew gets his liver.
I heard a very similar story that took place years ago, with a young girl from Israel who also needed a liver transplant, and she was waiting in Chicago at the bottom of a list. The day that a liver became available, there was a massive snowstorm, and she was the only one who was close enough to get there. How fortunate are we that we have Hashem. Ashrei ha'am shekacha lo, ashrei ha'am she-Hashem Elokav. Have a great day.