Esther is now queen and Mordecai is a respected worker at the King’s gate, but their peace was not to last. Haman the Agagite is brought to power and when Mordecai refuses to bow before him and pay him homage, Haman is filled with rage and has King Ahasuerus sign an edict to destroy, not only Mordecai, but all the Jewish people across the empire. Filled with confusion and grief, Mordecai and the Jews cry out to God to save them from these dark times. How dark does it need to be before we cry out for God to save us in our day?