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I know the connections are not straight, but this article raises some helpful questions as we consider our Parish Councils, and the way we recruit people for ministry roles and oversight...
Would Jesus Overturn Your Board Table?
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Esther 3-5
As Esther prepares to meet the king, please take notice of the brilliance of God's word in its narrative - it builds, it creates, it sets tension and expectation, and it creates comparisons and links.
Each time Esther meets Xerxes, you expect here to speak for her people - but the tension builds, over hospitality. And it is very hard to share a meal with your enemy!
Each time Haman speaks, we see the drive of his impulse, and the similarity with Xerxes: both men snap at a simple refusal, both men delight in advice that panders to their desires.
And we finish this section with a 75 foot gallows, and a people in danger, a meal to come, two explosive and indulgent men, and a queen knowing that God's salvation is certain.
Prayer:
Father, thank you that your certain salvation is the context for me to understand who I am, where I am, and what I should do. Amen.
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