We may be able to recall those moments in our lives when we are in mortal danger.
It may be a grave illness or a precarious situation that could result in serious injury and even danger to life.
Or on a less serious level, it may be a situation when we are in serious trouble and there seems to be no way out.
Oh yes, we will remember these instances, because they are etched and seared into our lives and we also knew what we did at that time.
Like queen Esther in the 1st reading, who took refuge with the Lord in the mortal peril which had overtaken her, we too implored and begged the Lord to deliver us from the mortal danger and precarious situations of our lives.
Queen Esther said something that we must also always remember. At the end of the 1st reading, she said this: Come to my help, for I am alone and have no one but you, Lord.
And the Lord God did come to her rescue and saved her.
As Jesus said in the gospel - Ask and it will be given to you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Yes, the Lord will rescue us and save us from the mortal dangers and precarious situations of our lives when we call upon Him.
May we also be willing to be at the Lord's service when He calls upon us to go to the help of those in need.