The Widow Woman

• With torrents of water, the
  Wind blinding his way,
  Succumbing to the fear of a
  Queen, seeking his life
  
  Elijah seeks shelter in a cave
  And falling asleep, a nightmare
  Came
  
  One of good and evil and he
  Pleads with God that he may
  See Him
  
  On a mountain God invites him
  To stand
  
  A great and powerful wind tears
  The mountain apart, shattering
  Rocks
  
  Is this where God dwells?
  But the Lord is not in the wind!
  
  Then there is an earthquake!
  But the Lord is not in the
  Earthquake!
  
  And after the earthquake came
  A fire!
  But God is not in the fire!
  
  And after the fire there is
  Silence, as God speaks in a still
  Small voice
  
  His prayer is heard!
  ~~~
  And God had a message for
  Elijah, sending him on a journey
  Far away
  
  Walking through groves, trees
  Are leafless, gaunt skeletons
  Affording no shade
  
  Dust storms blinding as if set
  On fire under the scorching heat
  Of the noon day sun
  
  Streams are dry, flocks wander
  In distress, wondering why
  
  And still God’s children would not
  Repent!
  ~~~
  Walking through the gates of a
  Village, a strange stillness of
  Sadness is felt, a drought and
  Famine had struck
  
  The night before she fell asleep
  Looking upon her child she cried,
  “What would happen to him?
  He was all she had!”
  
  In the early morning hour, lighting
  A flame she goes into her house
  To gather the last of the oil and
  The grain of flour
  
  A voice is called to the woman
  To bring him water and a loaf
  Of bread
  
  And she replies “I have but a few
  Sticks and enough flour for a meal
  And nothing left.”
  
  Elijah replies “Bring it to me and
  There will be enough to provide
  For you and your son for many
  Days, for your jar of flour and your
  Cruse of oil will not fail”
  
  And she wondered at his words
  But if she followed his order her
  Son may not see the setting of the
  Sun
  
  And then through faith she did as
  Elijah said and she was blessed
  For she and her son ate for many
  Days!
  ~~~
  There were many more years of
  Drought and famine, plagues
  And pestilence
  
  But through Elijah’s faith in
  Proclaiming God’s word
  
  The people of God repented and
  Were delivered from all these
  Afflictions that ravished their
  Land!
  
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