Serving Hashem Through the Trouble
The tzaddik takes the fear and distress that the wicked bring into the world and brings it to Hashem, where it is sweetened.
On the verse that Noach walked with Elokim, the Meor Einayim explains that Elokim, the name of strict judgment, stands for the distress that wrongdoing brings into the world. A tzaddik does not run from it. He walks with it, serving Hashem through the very fear and trouble that others cause, and brings it before the Master of kindness and will, where the harsh judgments are sweetened. Through such deeds the tzaddik also draws blessing and good into every world, and makes the name of Hashem greater. Noach's three sons stand for three good deeds, and the tzaddik's work pushes back the forces of impurity and widens the borders of holiness. A hard time can become a way to approach Hashem.
Source: Meor Einayim, Noach, sections 14-15 (on Bereishis 6:9)
When something frightening or upsetting reaches you this week, whether bad news, a conflict or someone else's mistake, resist the urge to only complain or to push it out of your mind. Take two quiet minutes and bring the situation to Hashem in your own words, asking Him to turn it toward kindness. Then do one practical step that helps. You are not asked to feel calm at once. You are asked to walk with the difficulty instead of away from it, and to trust that it can be sweetened.