Esther 10 and F: Thanksgiving – Part IV
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Mordecai’s Dream Fulfilled
A Favorite from October 6, 2007. To read the epilogue (Esther F), consult the New American Bible (NABRE) using the scripture link above.
We must remember that God is always loyal to the covenant promise, and we need not expect anything less than perfection from God because with God all things are possible. As Mordecai says in today’s reading when he realizes that the outrageous hope of which he dreamt has actually been fulfilled, This is the work of God. Mordecai recognizes God’s effort to convert harm to good. He sees that not a single detail has been left unfulfilled. He recognizes the meaning of the symbols of the spring, the light, and the dragons which had previously been unclear to him. He sees what God has arranged, and what man has plotted. He recognizes that God has saved his people and delivered us from all these evils. He now understands that God worked signs and great wonders which we were too frightened to see and appreciate as we ran the gauntlet of obstacles laid out by ourselves and others in anticipation of our fall. Mordecai now feels the full impact of his rescue and reparation. He has let the reality of the outcome of his innocent suffering come into focus. He now sees fully that the horrific end which his enemies had plotted is not his and Esther’s – for it is not the Jewish people who hang from the gallows but instead, those who ordered the gallows built. Not only has God saved, God has at the same time turned evil into good, passed judgment and handed out consequences.
Tomorrow, thanksgiving for rescue.
Image from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahasuerus_and_Haman_at_the_Feast_of_Esther
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