Elijah's experience of God "passing by" is a reminder of God's gentle presence amid his people...
In 1 King 19: 11-13, " God said, 'Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD.' And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.
"Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by."
God's presence in our lives is often unobserved... because his passing by is like that "gentle breeze" or "still small voice"...
Dhikr is a praxis that makes us attentive to God's presence in the gentle breeze and the stillness of our surrounding...
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