Preaching on the theme “But Do Mine First”, drawn from 1 Kings 17:13, Rev. Saki used the encounter between the prophet Elijah and the widow of Zarephath to challenge believers to listen to God ...

The widow of Zarephath is another person who showed true love when the prophet Elijah, during a famine, desired food and water. The widow humbly offered the last of her crumbs, her selfless love ...

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In the first reading, the beneficiary of this kindness is the prophet Elijah. Arriving in the town of Zarephath during a time of acute famine, he encounters a poor widow and asks her for some food.

Nov. 10, 2024: Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time "The Prophet Elijah With the Widow of Zarephath and Her Son" (1650-72) by Abraham Van Dijck (Artvee) ...

He cited the example of the widow of Zarephath, a town outside Israel, who welcomed the prophet Elijah during a severe drought (Lk 4,16-30). Offering “a cupful of water to drink” to a traveler was a ...

God had told Elijah that he would meet a widow in Zarephath who would feed him. Although the woman was obviously poorer than the prophet himself, Elijah asked her for food and water.