From a letter to one who had fallen into extreme debt, could find no way out, and become depressed (paraphrased for clarity): Your spirits are down, and so your confidence in G‑d is weakened. But that spirit of confidence in G‑d—that is the measuring rod of all things. As much confidence you have, that is how much your health, your livelihood, and all such concerns are tied up with the Creator. Keep that bond tight and strong, and you couldn’t possibly be lacking any good. How do you do that? Only by working hard on yourself when challenges such as these come along. Real confidence means that even when all natural means have been exhausted, you are perfectly confident, beyond any doubt, that everything is going to be 100% good, visibly and obvious to all—a good livelihood, good health, everything. For G‑d, the natural order poses no obstacle. After all, there’s no such notion as “lacking something” above. As G‑d