I thought the book was better than the movie (yes, I read the book a couple years ago when we were home on HMA). The first time I learned that books were better than the movies made from them was when I watched Old Yeller as a kid.
However, I did find the story of Hadassah-Esther interesting as portrayed in the movie, if not quite totally Biblically accurate. Once again I was struck by how God puts His people in certain places at certain times to fulfill His will. Often it is seemingly at great risk to the person He is using to do His will at the time. Sometimes it just seems like a great nuisance to the person being used. Yet - sometimes He actually "saves" His people from something much more dangerous than what the person is going through. Esther is one of those stories. Sometimes the person God calls gives their life following His will.
If you haven't read the Bible book of Esther recently, I encourage you to do so.
I'm going to use it tomorrow in the Kid's English Klass. I chose a very simple version of the story, one that sticks to the bare skeleton of the main points. There is too much to go into, especially with kids who barely speak any English at all. But I've added a couple of word games, and we'll talk about some of the words used in the story and see how it goes.
It will be nice to meet Esther some day in heaven.
There is a situation happening here that may be a kind of "Esther" story. I won't know until the situation has played itself out fully. Actually, I may not know until I get to heaven! It is not something I can write about because it could cause great harm to someone I know. So, if you care and if you pray, pray for the "Esther" in our lives right now. Maybe someday I will be able to write more fully about it, but for now, please just pray for our Esther. God will know who you are talking about.
Meanwhile, we live and breathe and have our being in God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ. (from Acts 17:28) How thankful I am that I am His child.
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