Jesus takes the ways that people treat each other personally, whether caring or ignoring, comforting or hurting. In an Old Testament story, a queen named Esther prays for strength from God to help her oppose a decree to destroy the Jewish people. Jesus taught the Disciples to pray and challenged them to become perfect in the way of the Father, who makes the sun shine on all people. This Lent, will an imperfection that we strive to overcome help others to see the Lord’s love shining through us?