Unique for many reasons, the book of Esther is a story of God's providential hand even in the shadows of life.Mordecai has awakened to his Jewish faith and it has created a dire situation for all Jews in the Persian Empire and now Esther must find her rooted faith, too. But before she acts, she calls for a fast - a means of purifying herself and the people from the Empire so that they might walk in the Kingdom ethic.