"They have burned all the appointed places of God in the land, the places where we gathered to pray and sanctify His name and to have Him reign over us. We have not seen our signs, nor the sign You told us about (Jeremiah 31:7), 'Behold, I will bring them from the north country.' And that same sign which is written (Isaiah 52:7), 'How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that brings good news.'
But why? Because there is no prophet among us who knows anything, and we do not know how long this will last. And so it says (Lamentations 1:16), 'For comforter is far from me, he who should revive my spirit.' We have no prophet to inform us of anything that can comfort our souls, for everything is hidden from us, as it says (Daniel 12:4), 'But you, Daniel, keep the words secret.'
If You do not act for our sake, act for the sake of Your great and holy name, which is humiliated and despised in the world, as it says (Psalm 74:10), 'How long, O God, will the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?'"