I am the only surviving prophet of the LORD

and there are four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal.

Such is the situation of the prophet Elijah in today's first reading. Such is the situation in which we often find ourselves -- we who believe in God, in His Word, in His Church, and who feel surrounded by voices that say “If it feels good, do it;” “Who does it hurt?” and “Truth equals hate.”

Our situation may not be as dramatic as Elijah’s nor may God choose to intervene in as dramatic a way as He did for Elijah and yet God is with us, comforting us and helping us to say what needs to be said through the working of His Holy Spirit.

Dramatic or subtle, immediate or not so immediate, God is at work in us and working through us who strive to be faithful and faith-spreading in a too often faithless world.