We mentioned in the previous post that the exile is like pregnancy and redemption is like birth. Just like birth must be preceded by pregnancy, so too it is the longing for redemption during the exile that creates Geulah.
We can add a layer of nuance. It's not just that צפיה לישוע creates redemption. The depth is that there is a reflexive relationship between the longing for the redemption and profundity of its arrival. Let's explain:
We say every morning in Davening: יהי חסדך ה' עלינו כאשר ינחלנו לך. Hashem, let your kindness be upon us as we have hoped from You.
R' Moshe Shapiro Shlit"a explains that the depth of this Passuk is that in so much as one hopes and longs for Hashem's Grace, that is the level in which he will experience it in the end. He who has a deeper longing will undergo a more transformative salvation. יהי חסדך ה' עלינו כאשר ינחלנו לך. Let Your Kindness be upon us in-so-much as we have hoped for it. A more thirsty Galus makes for a more profound Geulah.
Practical thought: The exile is the opportunity for us to determine how meaningful the redemption will be. If the Galus doesn't strike me as such a big deal, then I won't be blown away by the Geulah either...
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