Tag: 1 Kings 17

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The Jar of Flour Shall Not Go Empty

“The Jar of Flour Shall Not Go Empty”
1 Kings 17:10-16 “in a snailshell”
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called out to her, “Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink.”

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Jars of Clay

Icon of Elijah with the Widow and Her Son by an anonymous Russian icon painter (from the Tretyakov Gallery)

10th week in Ordinary Time, Tuesday (Year II)

1 Kings 17:7-16, Psalm 4, Matthew 5:13-16

“You are the light of the world”—a torch lit by the transfiguring Light of the Trinity.… Read the rest

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Bread from Ravens

Elijah on Mount Horeb, as depicted in a Greek Orthodox icon

10th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)

I Kings 17:1-6, Psalm 121, Matthew 5:1-12

Abandonment to Divine Providence

In a world of individuals where people scrape and fend for themselves to survive, the image of a ragged Elijah receiving bread from ravens seems unreal.… Read the rest