Religion & Spirituality
One of the most famous stories about the prophet Elijah tells of him retreating, exhausted and afraid, into a cave for the night. There he meets God, not in the loud and the powerful events that follow but in deep quiet, with nothing more than a whisper. It kind of sounds like it's supposed to be peaceful, right? I'm not so sure. Sometimes, the quiet places are the places that ask the most of us. Maybe that's why sleep can be so hard sometimes… the stillness of the night can be a playground for our fears and anxieties. Perhaps the LORD, meeting Elijah that way, is not some zen-like moment of spiritual enlightenment, but rather the LORD showing up to Elijah's most vulnerable, frightened self. Do you relate?