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God is in the Details

11 Pentecost, Proper 14, Year B August 12, 2012 1 Kings 19:4-8   (Art created during parish retreat, now hanging in the Church) Since I’ve been posting my sermons on my blog I’ve sometimes been flummoxed by having to come up with titles for them.   It’s usually a few hours after I’ve given my sermon when I copy it onto my blog page and then sit and stare at it for a few minutes trying to think of something catchy to call it.   But this morning I’ve already figured it out in advance.   Have you heard the saying “the devil is in the details?”   I think it means that something seems ordinary and innocuous enough but then upon closer inspection you find something unsavory in the small print.   And it may be a true and useful enough saying in some contexts, but for this morning’s Old Testament reading from 1 Kings, I’m going with exactly the opposite -- “God is in the details.”     Before we see Elijah this morning, he has been working miracles, confronting King Ahab and Que