God's works in Ordinary ways!
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in today's first reading, we see Elijah at Horeb, where Moses received the Law of God. (Ex. 19–24; Deut. 4:1–14). He had just performed many miracles under God's power in order to convince the house of Ahab that Baal was to be rejected. Yahweh, the God of Israel, was The only one to be worshiped. Yet, they did not changed their ways, and Jezebel seeks rather the life of Elijah (19:1–2). Elijah is now seeking refuge, protection and God's vindication.
Indeed, God responded that He would destroy Ahab’s house for its idolatrous ways, but it would not happen through dramatic acts of wind, fire, or earthquake. Instead, God revealed through the gentleness and quietness of His word. In the course of time, Ahab’s dynasty would fall through the ordinary means. God does not always work in a miraculous fashion. He works more through the ordinary means and the decisions of human agents.
Help us, Lord, see your hand at work in our ordinary daily lives!
Pax Christi
Fr. Georges Roger Bidzogo sac