Your son is ok in Heaven

A Chabad Chosid was standing on line to have a yechidus –private audience, with the Rebbe. He saw that the person before him was waiting in line so hurt and broken. It seemed as despair was all that could be read upon this man’s face. The Chosid resolved to speak to this man as soon as his audience with the Rebbe was finished. After the Chosid’s audience was over he set about to find the man that stood before him in the line. He was grateful to see that a new spirit was upon the man’s face. He introduced himself to the man and said, “I could not help but notice the despair upon your face as you stood before me on the line.” The man began to tell his story.

“I lost my son, and since his death just could not go on. I hoped that time would heal, but everyday was just as the day of the funeral. I searched amongst the wise and saintly leaders for comfort and direction but found none. Tonight, I have come to the Rebbe for guidance and comfort. The Rebbe said to me as follows, ‘If your son was well but taken away that you could not see him, would you be able to live with that?’ To which I responded, definitely, it to would be painful, however, it would be livable.’ The Rebbe then continued, “and if you were told that you may send your son care-packages and be guaranteed that he would receive them and that they would be of good use, would you send packages?’ ‘Why, of course,’ I replied. The Rebbe than looked me deep in my eyes and said, ‘I assure you that your son is okay in Heaven, and I assure you that your care-packages will reach him and be of good use. Send him a Kaddish, Mishnayos, and charity.’”
“For the first time since the death of my son, despair was lifted from my heart,” concluded the man. “Yes, it is very painful that I cannot physically see him, hear him, and hug him, but I know now that he is okay, and a new form of communication can exist.”
(Rabbi Yitchak Lifshitz)

Kings Son - Cry of the shofar

A parable from Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov:

A King had an only son, the apple of his eye. The King wanted his son to master different

fields of knowledge and to experience various cultures, so he sent him to a far-off

country, supplied with a generous quantity of silver and gold. Far away from home, the son

squandered all the money until he was left completely destitute. In his distress he

resolved to return to his father's house and after much difficulty, he managed to arrive

at the gate of the courtyard to his father's palace.

In the passage of time, he had actually forgotten the language of his native country, and

he was unable to identify himself to the guards. In utter despair he began to cry out in a

loud voice, and the King, who recognized the voice of his son, went out to him and brought

him into the house, kissing him and hugging him.

The meaning of the parable: The King is G-d. The prince is the Jewish people, who are

called "Children of G-d" (Deuteronomy 14:1). The King sends a soul down to this world in

order to fulfill the Torah and mitzvot. However, the soul becomes very distant and forgets

everything to which it was accustomed to above, and in the long exile it forgets even its

own "language." So it utters a simple cry to its Father in Heaven. This is the blowing of

the shofar, a cry from deep within, expressing regret for the past and determination for

the future. This cry elicits G-d's mercies, and He demonstrates His abiding affection for

His child and forgives him.