Parashas Bo - Miracles happen everyday, can you tell?

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It says in this week's parasha that as the Jews left Egypt, not one dog lifted it's tongue at Bnei Yisroel or their flocks because they knew how to differenciate between the Jews and the Egyptians.[1]

That was considered a miracle. What was so miraculous about the dogs not barking at Bnei Yisroel? What significance does this have to us? Why did Hashem perform this miracle when He just made so many bigger, greater, more wonderous miracles?

Not to mention the fact that we've seen this type of miracle before by other plagues. (1) By makkas dam, the Jews were able to have all the water they wanted, while the Egyptians had to buy their water off the Jews, because everything that contained liquid turned into blood. (2) By makkas barad, the hail only destroyed the Egyptian's crops, leaving the Jews' property untouched.

Dogs refraining themselves from barking at the Jews was nothing compared to the other plagues Hashem brought specifically upon the Egyptians. So I ask again, what can I learn from this maaisa? What significance does it have to me, the reader?

Rav Zelig Pliskin expains: "Coming out of Mitzrayim was such a joyful experience. Hashem didn't want to ruin Bnei Yisroel's experience even in the slightest way. So from here we can learn that whenever someone is experiencing a joyous occassion, we should be careful not to say or do anything that would decrease their joy." [2]

I would like to suggest a different lesson. A small miracle like a dog refraining from barking at the Jews, never-the-less is still a miracle. It shouldn't be something we push aside just because Hashem performed other miracles which seem to be greater or 'harder' in our eyes.

Similarly, just because we witness something everyday [for example: Have we ever thought about how hard it would be for us to hold things with our hands if we didn't have any thumbs? How about the times we have a stuffy nose and can't smell beautiful scents? Or even when the water company decides to shut off our water supply to fix something and we don't have water to: take showers, do the dishes, drink something, do laundry, water our plants/crops, etc... Where do you think the water comes from? Hashem!] doesn't take away from the fact that it's still a miracle. The problem is, we get so 'use' to these 'small' miracles that we take it for granted.

Last night I was coming back from the Old City and as I got off the first bus, the second bus had just pulled out of the bus stop. I was a bit disappointed that I would now have to wait an extra 20 minutes for the next bus and it was already way past 11pm. The bus was now two blocks down and I thought I would never be able to run to the next bus stop on time. Baruch Hashem for the wonderful miracles He does, the bus stopped at a red light (two blocks down) and I was able to run all the way to the next bus stop leaving me enough time to get there and catch my breath :) That just seemed like a regular schedule, but it really was not. It was a miracle; but if we are too blinded, we may not notice.

May we be aware of the wonderful miracles Hashem does for us whether they be big or small.

Have a wonderful Shabbos,
Nisso

[1] 11:7
[2] Growth through Torah