Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty ( L) days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, ( M) the mountain of God. He ate and drank and then lay down again.ħ The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank. ( J)Īll at once an angel ( K) touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. “Take my life ( I) I am no better than my ancestors.” 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. He came to a broom bush, ( H) sat down under it and prayed that he might die. ( F) When he came to Beersheba ( G) in Judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. ![]() 2 So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, ( C) if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” ( D)ģ Elijah was afraid and ran ( E) for his life. Ascension is pleased to offer our new and improved online bible study programs and sacramental preparation programs digitally to help you minister with flexibility.19 Now Ahab told Jezebel ( A) everything Elijah had done and how he had killed ( B) all the prophets with the sword.Sri’s website at to book online events with Dr. ![]() Nov 19: Diocese of Allentown Men’s Conference – Allentown PAĭo you have questions about the Catholic Faith? Send in your questions to Resources Maximilian Kolbe Knights of the Immaculata Men’s Retreat – Malvern PA Oct 28-29: Marian Eucharistic Conference – Greenville SC Oct 14-15: Diocese of Cape Girardeau Conference – Cape Girardeau MO Sept 23-24: Diocese of Springfield Conference – Springfield MO July 29-31: Defending the Faith – Franciscan University/Steubenville OHĪug 5-7: Faith on Fire Family Weekend – Anacortes WAĪug 26-29: Jesus Youth National Conference – Newtown UK July 27-29: Applied Biblical Studies Conference – Franciscan University/Steubenville OH July 22-23: Couples Retreat – Archdiocese of Arlington VA If Lent is a ways away, you could also simply do a personal detox.Ĭheck out the book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Or perhaps, you could choose to fast from it for all of Lent. This could mean choosing one day a week to disconnect for electronics. It is good for anyone to take a brief or longer fast from media. Take time for silence and read Sacred Scripture or read from the saints. Rather than spending time on your phone or binging a TV show, be with the people in your life. Instead of listening to music, a podcast, or other form of media, listen for the voice of God.įor 15 seconds or a few minutes, pause, recollect, and take a moment to think or say a short prayer.Rather than looking at a screen, look to Scripture.Instead of grabbing your phone, fall to your knees in prayer.Therefore, create silence.” 4 Ways to Build Silence into Your Day For even if the word of God were proclaimed in the modern world, no one would hear it, because of the panoply of noise. “If I were a doctor and I could prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence. To her, the lack of silence in people’s lives was one of the greatest crises in the world. The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life.” Before the smartphone, before so many of the distractions we now face, Mother Teresa saw how badly people needed silence. See the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. See how nature–trees and flowers and grass–grow in silence. ![]() “We need to find God and God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. If we desire to hear the voice of God in the silence of prayer, we must build in more moments of silence throughout our entire day. The episode we just watched will continue to play in our heads. As we attempt to pray in silence, the music we were just listening to will still fill our ears. If every other part of our day is filled with noise and distraction, that will follow us into our time of prayer. It is not enough to pray once a day in silence. Finally, Elijah hears God in a still small voice. However, Elijah does not hear God’s voice in any of them. As he listens, an earthquake, wind, then fire each come. In 1 Kings 19:11-13 the prophet Elijah is seeking the voice of God.
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