It often surprises me how inadvertently selfish we human beings can be and how obliviously self-centered our behavior can become. I see this in many ways, but one has stood out to me over the past little stretch of time.
A while ago, I had the opportunity to have lunch with a young man who had questions he wanted to ask of a more mature Christian. I was, of course, glad to meet with him. Yet he did not begin the meeting with a question. Rather, he began it by telling me about himself. He also ended it by telling me about himself. You probably won’t be shocked to know that the stretch between was also filled with him telling me about himself. Though he had said he was looking for a mature perspective on big decisions, it became clear he really just wanted to talk about himself. I have come to refer to these situations, cheekily perhaps, as “Haman meetings.”
There are few stories in the Bible I enjoy more than the story of Esther. It’s such a beautiful and well-told narrative that is full of amazing characters. Some of these are presented almost as if they are without
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