Sunday, April 19 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
Esther’s Plea and Haman’s Punishment
Esther 7:1-10 NRSV
Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have won your favor, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me – that is my petition – and the lives of my people – that is my request. (Esther 7:3)
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr