The One

         His words were spreading like wildfire across the city.  Nothing could stop the crowds from gathering around Him, absorbing every word like a sponge.  It was as though heaven was pouring dew to the earth and we were all standing with arms held high, ready for it to wash over us.  Could it be true what everyone was talking about?   I had to hear for myself.

          Dust covered my feet with every step toward Him.  My heart lightened at the possibility that He could be the One.  The One who could change everything.

Esther

I knocked.  The stone covered hallway was eerily silent with only the exception of my short, anxious breaths.  Anticipation filled me with every second I stood waiting.  Silence.  Perhaps, there had been a mistake.  What if the king was expecting someone else?  Or worse, no one at all?  The thumping sound of my heart pounded loudly in my ears almost deafening me.  Something is not right.  I shouldn’t be here.

   

Suddenly, I could hear the escalating sound of footsteps approaching.  My stomach leaped as the closed door before me began to open very slowly.  Its creaking noise intensified my fear all the more as I stood motionless.

“Esther...of Susa.”