The Gemara asks, where do we find Esther (meaning the story of Purim) hinted to in the Torah?  They answer that it is from the posuk “I will surely hide my face” (the word for hide in Hebrew is Asther, which is very similar to Esther) the story of Purim was without any open miracles or display of G-d’s Hand.  It may seem at times that the fact that we do not see HaShem’s presence in our times is a very negative thing.  But the Gemara asks where is the hint from the Torah, if it is from the Torah it cannot be bad.  Rather when we keep our faith through trying times when it seems as if HaShem is hiding Himself from us it will be of tremendous benefit to our spiritual growth!