I don't know about you, but for me it certainly feels like Hester Panim.... here is a beautiful consolation and food for deep thought:

Hester Panim, for those of you who don't know, is a state of reality where G-d doesn't show His face, as happened at the times of Haman and Achashverosh when Queen ESTHER, - not Hester! -, appeared on the scene together with Mordechai , the people did Teshuvah, and then miracles of miracles occurred. As you probably know, the Megillah doesn't have G-d's name mentioned even once, as sort of evidence of that state of affairs then: a state of Hester Panim where  we couldn't see the Finger of G-d, yet He was acting behind the scene, preparing miracles for Am Yisrael - if only we did Teshuvah, which we did.

Today is the 25th of Shevat; six more days and we enter Adar ( Adar 1, mind you; still, Adar!):

                        משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה

What does it say? When Adar enters, joy increases. Boy, I can't wait! Things are getting tougher by the day!

In rabbi Lazer Brody's words:

"In uncanny timeliness, the holy words of Rebbe Nachman are now being sung all over the world by every leading Jewish singer in dozens of variations. This niggun comforts aching souls.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslev says in Likutei Moharan I:56 - "Even in a concealment within a concealment, Hashem is certainly there." "

https://www.lazerbrody.net/lazer_beams/2019/01/vafilu-bhastora-hashem-dont-hide-your-countenance.html

Music, for a change; nothing like music from the soul to put everything back into perspective!

Feel good, everybody! And don't lose your spirit if you are down in the dumps, Hashem is there, waiting for all of us!

And here is an encore, just for you: gorgeous!

And finally but very importantly, here is another encouraging piece, from Rav Glazerson this time (thanks to Leah):