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b'(1Kgs.19:9a,11-13a;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.85:8-14;\\xa0\\xa0 Rm.9:1-5;\\xa0\\xa0 Mt.14:22-33) \\xa0 \\u201cWhen he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance to the cave.\\u201d \\xa0 For the Lord was in the \\u201ctiny whispering sound.\\u201d God speaks in silence.\\xa0 His Word sinks deeply into our souls, piercing the spirit within us, and so what can we be but afraid?\\xa0 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 \\u201cmountain of God, Horeb.\\u201d\\xa0 This WORD, this NAME (YHWH), invokes fear, for it silences the tongue, stilling all distraction we might make, and so allows the purity of God to pass into us.\\xa0 What but fear, what but holy wonder, can penetrate our very bones when we become thus surrounded by His presence, when He penetrates the core of our being?\\xa0 \\u201cThe Lord will be passing by\\u201d is the promise made to Elijah; and in the silent WORD the Lord\\u2019s promise is kept. And is it not this same WORD in which Jesus rested when \\u201cHe went up on the mountain by Himself to pray\\u201d?\\xa0 Is it not this same WORD the Lord brought to Peter and the apostles when He \\u201ccame toward them walking on the sea\\u201d as their boat \\u201cwas being tossed about by the waves\\u201d?\\xa0 As He stepped into the boat with His blessed Rock, is it not so that \\u201cthe wind died down\\u201d?\\xa0 My brothers and sisters, Jesus is this WORD spoken to Elijah, this NAME given Moses, made flesh in our midst.\\xa0 And in His presence \\u201cthe strong and heavy wind,\\u201d \\u201cthe earthquake,\\u201d and \\u201cthe fire\\u201d become as nothing, as all distractions cease and we find ourselves at the feet of \\u201cthe Son of God.\\u201d Upon coming from this mountain Moses led his people out of Egypt.\\xa0 Upon coming from this mountain Elijah will anoint a king and a prophet to succeed him.\\xa0 Upon coming from the silence of the mountain Jesus \\u2013 as He did before in calling His twelve apostles \\u2013 comes to confirm the call upon Peter and his brothers even as He sees that His mission must increase with the death of John the Baptist.\\xa0 From the silent WORD all is spoken.\\xa0 It is His NAME for which we must listen, that we might \\u201cspeak the truth in Christ.\\u201d \\u201cNear indeed is His salvation to those who fear Him, glory dwelling in our land.\\u201d\\xa0 And so, let us \\u201chear what God proclaims; the Lord \\u2013 for He proclaims peace,\\u201d and in His peace alone will we discover our true and lasting home.\\xa0 (Fear not the troubling of your soul; He breathes a light calm upon the waters.) \\xa0 Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. \\xa0 Music: "WH" from\\xa0Breath, the Apple Rises, fifth album of\\xa0Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. \\xa0 ******* O LORD, our hope is in you; may we patiently await the coming of your kingdom. YHWH, how we hope for your kindness to deliver us from death, to save us from our adversaries, even from our very selves.\\xa0 We place all our trust in you \\u2013 O may our faith soon be rewarded! If we but had the faith of Abraham, dear LORD, blessed as he would we be, with no fear for the impending darkness, with hearts set solely on your coming light.\\xa0 The salvation of the just let us await with steadfast hearts, knowing well that you are faithful to all your promises and that you have promised a heavenly dwelling to all who seek their place with you. To this earth let us not be attached; all of this world let us offer freely to you.\\xa0 You are our only treasure, dear God \\u2013 you are all that is worthy of our concern.\\xa0 And so, let us await your Son\\u2019s return with loins girded and lamps burning.\\xa0 Let us be ever vigilant for His coming, serving well your holy will all our days, and our inheritance we shall find in you.'