艾斯德爾王后生活在極度的孤獨之中。她是個孤兒；宮廷對她而言如同異鄉；她和她的民族身處險境；更糟的是，她被迫做出一個與她以往被動接受與非猶太人接觸相悖的決定（主動地見國王）。

這樣的極端境遇也可能發生在我們身上。

艾斯德爾堪稱典範。在開口祈禱之前，她從早到晚俯伏在地，象徵她對主的全然信賴。她的一言一行，都完全歸向祂。

Queen Esther lives in extreme solitude. She is an orphan; the court is a foreign land for her; together with her people she is in mortal danger; on top of that, she is compelled to a decision (to go and see the king) that is contrary to her passive acceptance of contact with a non-Jew.

Such extreme situations can happen in our lives.

Esther becomes a great example. Before she uses words to pray, the prostration of her body from morning to evening indicates her total trust in the Lord. Words and actions: everything of what she is turned to Him.