King Ahab was the king of the northern kingdom in Ancient Israel. He and his people had strayed very far from their faith in God, even taking up the worship of false idols. The prophet Elijah was raised up by God in order to confront King Ahab and to speak the truth as a spokesperson for God. As a part of this prophetic undertaking, God sent Elijah on a journey, providing for all of Elijah’s needs. The reading from 1 Kings for the Monday of the 10th week in ordinary time told of how the ravens brought him food out in the wilderness. Then God sent him to a poor widow and her son; they were on the brink of starvation themselves. Yet, through Elijah, God provided the miracle of producing an endless supply of food from a small quantity of flour found in a jar.
We can help God provide such miracles of multiplying food today. I think of how so many of the poor people I served in the jungle while I was a missionary in Ecuador used to bring me food from the little they had. We have our staff and our volunteers here in the parish who help out in the kitchen, whether it be to provide a welcoming meal for those attending a funeral, for the meal after the first Friday masses, or for a special function we have as a parish. One thing we do need is more volunteers to help with that here at our parish. We need to realize that God can call us to perform these miracles for him, helping us provide food for others from the little that we have. The widow believed Elijah, to use that little bit of flour to feed him, having faith that there will be more. Do we have that kind of faith as well?
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