Tonight I watched the movie, “One Night with the King”, the story of Esther who saved the Jewish people, my people. We are celebrating her triumph at the end of the month at temple as “Purim”. I love the scene when she bursts through the doors into the king’s throne room and walks deliberately through the hall, knowing she could very well die, but does it anyway out of love. It is courage and love at its finest.
Today is Valentine’s Day, a day to celebrate love. Along my journey through the internet world, I came across an advertisement with the heading, “Make Love Happen”. Though I have seen the advertisement before, it struck me tonight that we cannot make love happen. Love is something that cannot be forced, cannot be pushed onto another. Love is grown, developed, but never “made to happen”. Love is a gift, love is courageous, love is a covenant. Love is the fulcrum of what makes everything else happen.
In my own life, I want to live out the kind love of Esther had, the courageous, life-giving, enduring love. The kind of love that makes things happen.
Happy Valentine’s Day my friends.
If you like, you can watch the whole movie on youtube, or, if you want to watch the part I refer to, it is the first part of this clip when she walks through the throne room.