What Are You Doing Here?

(Sermon preached June 19, 2022).  1 Kings 19:1-15a tells the story of the prophet Elijah's encounter with God on Mt. Sinai.  He is running for his life and feels like he is the last one on earth who cares.  He encounters God in what the NRSV translation of the Bible calls "the sound of sheer silence." This sermon challenges that translation, and us, to not be silent, or quiet, but to find our strength and courage in a God who roars!