Ave Maria

When Elijah heard the still small voice on the Mount of Carmel, he surely had no knowledge of just how important that encounter would be to so many others. When several men came together in the 12th century to live in community on that selfsame mountain, they were listening for that murmuring voice to settle in their hearts. But both Elijah and the fledgling Carmelites knew that they had to have an interior quietness prior to hearing the Lord's promptings. We would do well to learn from their example - to practice listening so as to hear just how much the Lord loves us.