Sunday and the memory of the holy prophet of God Elijahtranslated

The prophetic feat of Saint Elijah is entirely permeated with extraordinary fiery zeal for God - this is the main feature of his ministry. In the Holy Scriptures we hear the words of the Psalmist David: “Zeal for Your house has consumed me” (Ps. 68:10). Elijah literally burned with this fire of faith, zealous for the glory of God. When God turned to him with the question: “...why are you here, Elijah? He said, “I have been jealous for the Lord God of hosts, because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, destroyed Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword” (1 Kings 19:9-10).

Elijah could not look indifferently at how Israel prayed not to the true God, but to the soulless idol Baal. Elijah bitterly complained that the ignorant people had no one to preach the word of the Lord, for the prophets of the Living God were killed and instead they were taught pagan superstitions by the false prophets of Baal. Elijah was mortally tormented in his soul about the desecrated glory of the Creator, about the temple that was in desolation. He did not want to live in the world if the name of the Lord was no longer exalted, if the will of the Creator was not carried out on earth. With his zeal for the glory of God, the prophet instructs us to always remember our calling - to be true followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, strict fulfillers of Him...