“In the book of Esther, it’s as if God,

in His kind providence, heard all the prayers

of all the souls who have ever been stuck

in an arctic January.

To every person who has longed to see

a green sprig on a barren branch, He says,

‘Follow Me.  I want you to see what I can do’.”

Max Lucado, author/pastor

(from his calendar: You Were Made For This Moment, Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow)