Elijah at Mt. Horeb

Today at mass, our deacon read the story about how God asked the Prophet Elijah to come to Mt. Horeb to receive a mission from God.

This writer lives in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, and, of course, the mention of Mt. Horeb in the Old Testament caught his attention good and hard!

In fact, this writer wondered how much longer biblical names like Mt. Horeb can survive in this country given the mounting attacks on Christianity by atheists.

The reading told how Elijah waited in a cave for God. An earthquake shook the cave, but God was not in the earthquake. A fierce storm howled outside the cave, but God was not in the storm.

Then, it became quiet, and Elijah heard God's "still, small voice."

This Old Testament reading described our situation today.

The storms of today's mass media advertising and propaganda howl around us. Sadly, too often, we confuse their shouting with the "still, small, voice" of God in us.

Our society and economy quake from massive greed on Wall Street and in Washington. Sadly, we have let them shake our world apart because we put our Faith in them.

We, however, can still find and keep our balance despite the swirling chaos and nonstop shouting around us.

Like Elijah, we need to step back into our "caves" and wait to hear God's " still, small voice" in us.

This writer, like Elijah, is literally at another Mt. Horeb waiting for God's mission for him. He is listening for His "still, small voice" to guide him.