The story
After the big day on the mountain, Elijah was very tired and very scared. A mean queen was angry with him. So Elijah ran far away into the desert.
He lay down under a little bush. “I can’t do this anymore, God,” he said. Then he fell fast asleep. Snore, snore, snore.
Tap, tap! An angel woke him up. “Get up and eat!” Right there was warm bread and a jar of water. Elijah ate, drank and slept again. God was taking care of him.
Elijah walked to God’s mountain and rested in a cave. “Go and stand outside,” God said. “I am going to pass by.”
WHOOSH! A great wind broke the rocks. RUMBLE! An earthquake shook the ground. CRACKLE! A fire blazed. But God was not in the wind, the shaking or the fire.
Then came a gentle whisper. Elijah covered his face and stepped out. It was God! When you feel tired and scared, God is near. Listen for his quiet voice.
