The angels in heaven apparently felt that way on behalf of Sarah.
We all know Abraham, right? The patriarch, the man of faith. Well, there's a fascinating little aside in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg that I think you'll appreciate. It's all about a moment of divine intervention, a bit of cosmic accounting, if you will.
So, Abraham prays for Abimelech, king of the Philistines, who was unwell. God answers Abraham's prayer, and Abimelech recovers. Great, right? A mitzvah! A good deed!
But the angels? They weren't so sure.
According to Ginzberg, they raised a ruckus, a loud cry, and said to God, "O Lord of the world! All these years has Sarah been barren, just like Abimelech's wife was. Now Abraham prayed, and Abimelech's wife has been granted a child? It is only fair that Sarah should be remembered and granted a child, too!"
Talk about speaking truth to power!
And when did this happen? On Rosh Hashanah, the New Year! That pivotal moment when, as the angels pointed out, the fortunes of humankind are decided in heaven for the entire year. What a time to make your case!
Did their plea work? Absolutely.
Ginzberg tells us that barely seven months later, on the first day of Passover, Isaac was born. Isn't that amazing? A divine response, timed perfectly, arriving on another hugely significant holiday.
It makes you wonder, doesn't it? About the power of prayer, sure, but also about the importance of speaking up for what’s just. And about the divine timing of things. Maybe, just maybe, the things we're waiting for are also being discussed in the heavenly court, right now. Maybe our moment is coming, timed perfectly, just like Isaac's birth on Passover.