Obviously there is no body in Gehinnom and everything is spiritual.We have no limbs in the next world, we are all neshomos. And quite honestly, we do not know of anyone who has ever gone there and come back to report what it is. Thus I have only the tools I have been given in this world to work with. I am a parent and I know how deeply I love my kids and that I would never hurt them. However in order to be mechanech them I have punished them. I am a mere human being. Therefore I believe that Hashem’s love for me is infinitely greater than anything that I can comprehend and that whatever is in store for me is due to Hashem’s great love for me. I try not to anger Hashem and to sincerely repent when I have done something wrong. . When I have a punishment from Hashem, I have emunah that it is exactly for my personal benefit. And if I have not done a teshuva gemura before my death, then wherever I am sent to to complete that is also for my benefit. I think we need to remember that Hashem loves us so much! Living a life of fear of gehinnom is not true Yiras HaShem. Yiras Hashem to me is fear of disappointing our Father, Our King that we failed to follow the Torah’s instructions.
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