Scripture Reading
1 Kings 19:11-12
The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.
Reflection
Elijah expected the spectacular, but God came in a whisper. After the great wind and the earthquake and the fire — all the things we associate with divine power — came a sound of sheer silence, a still small voice. God is not absent from the noise of life, but he often speaks most clearly in what comes after it. In this season before Advent, slow down and create the conditions in which you might hear the whisper.
Prayer for Today
Dear God, Help me to remember that everything is under Your control. There is nothing that can harm me. No one who can hurt me. You are a great and powerful God who gives me strength to rise above each difficult circumstance and to react with grace to
every difficult person. Praise God, Master of All.
~Amen
every difficult person. Praise God, Master of All.
~Amen
Amen.