The story begins to come into focus: Esther is uniquely positioned to intervene for God’s people and bring relief and deliverance. It means facing a death that is coming for her anyway – either at the hands of Haman’s decree or at the hand of the king who didn’t invite her to come. There is nothing for her and her people to do but “fast, weep, and mourn” and to “return to the Lord your God” (Joel 2:12-13). Esther must claim and live in her identify as a child of God and come into who she was in her God. So also we. In any and every circumstance it is time for us to fast, weep and morn, to return to the Lord our God, and claim and live in our identity as his child. “Regardless of the straights you find yourself in, turn to the Lord. Rend your heart and not your garments; “fast, weep, mourn,” and return to the Lord your God. His purposes are greater than yours. And, who knows? Perhaps you have come to your present situation for such a time as this.”