Our President and Global CEO Yael Eckstein talks about the meaning of Purim as Israel celebrates the Book of Esther as the Holy Land is under attack from Iran in an op-ed on The Christian Post:
What looked like certain destruction became a story of redemption, because Esther and Mordechai refused to give in to despair. They did not wait passively for light to appear. They acted with courage, and because they did, the story ended in victory.
That is the heart of Purim. It teaches us that even when everything looks bleak, God is still writing the story. And until He has finished, it’s not over — and it will not end until it is good.
What defines Esther for me is the word hineni: “here I am.”
Esther did not ask to be queen. She did not want the position she was placed in. She was young, afraid, and living in a palace that was not her home. Yet God put her there for a reason.
