August 9 - Sunday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(1Kgs.19:9a,11-13a; Ps.85:8-14; Rm.9:1-5; Mt.14:22-33) "When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance to the cave." For the Lord was in the "tiny whispering sound." God speaks in silence. His Word sinks deeply into our souls, piercing the spirit within us, and so what can we be but afraid? His still, small voice brings us into His awesome presence. Brothers and sisters, it is the same NAME of God revealed to Moses the lawgiver that is spoken to Elijah the prophet here on the same "mountain of God, Horeb." This WORD, this NAME (YHWH), invokes fear, for…
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