Queen Esther answered,
"If I have found favor in your eyes,
O King, and if it please the king,
give me my life, and give my people their lives.
Esther 7:3
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She came asking for life
not only for herself, but for all her people.
He came demanding death,
seeking to destroy a whole people
out of hatred for one man.
Two hearts cultivated in
very different ways.
Revealing what had been planted
deep within their soil.
At "such a time" their fruit came forth
bursting with the truth of who they were.
Life sprung forth from her,
death spewed out from him.
Daily I plant seeds in the
soil of my heart.
Daily I tend the garden of my soul.
The fruit reveals what has been planted;
how I have tended to my garden.
Help me, Father, to plant seeds of life and
to stay connected to the Vine.
Remove the deadly weeds that crowd out life
and produce death.
Help me to choose to feed and tend my garden
with the water of your Word and the Sunshine
of obedience.
•
She came asking for life
not only for herself, but for all her people.
He came demanding death,
seeking to destroy a whole people
out of hatred for one man.
Two hearts cultivated in
very different ways.
Revealing what had been planted
deep within their soil.
At "such a time" their fruit came forth
bursting with the truth of who they were.
Life sprung forth from her,
death spewed out from him.
Daily I plant seeds in the
soil of my heart.
Daily I tend the garden of my soul.
The fruit reveals what has been planted;
how I have tended to my garden.
Help me, Father, to plant seeds of life and
to stay connected to the Vine.
Remove the deadly weeds that crowd out life
and produce death.
Help me to choose to feed and tend my garden
with the water of your Word and the Sunshine
of obedience.
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