As I read through the book the Esther this morning, I was struck by the many parallels between the Jewish people of the time and where we are as a nation in 2021. Over the past year, I believe the Lord has been taking the face of the remnant, the ekklesia, into His hands and turning our heads away from the daily ramblings of the noisemakers in our society. He has caused our attention to be turned toward what He wants us to see. Our literal Passover last year was only the beginning. Pentecost, the Red Sea and other historic Biblical encounters have taken on new meaning to us in recent months. And Purim is no different.