We call her
The destitute widow
Of Zarephath.
But what can we surmise
About the size of her faith?
As in,
How much
Do you think she really had?
Because Elijah,
Was a total stranger.
So could she really put
Her total trust in him?
No.
The truth be known,
We know she couldn't.
For in her dire situation
What she really had
Was just an ounce of faith,
And a ton of desperation.
And yet,
Even though
Elijah knew this,
Did he chide her
To increase it?
Or advise her
On how she ought to
Strengthen it?
Or did he simply sigh,
And say the Lord
Must have meant someone else?
No,
He didn't.
In fact,
He seemed to think
A mustard seed of faith,
Was just enough for her
To do what with?
It was just enough for her,
To have something in her heart
To give away!
But,
What became of
Her feeble faith
The very moment that she did?
So what are we
To think then?
That she was just
An ordinary widow,
With no extraordinary reason
To explain the reason
She was singled out?
Surely not!
Perhaps it was because
She was so full of happiness,
It overflowed,