I Kings 19:4–8
When the angel urged me to eat,
I ate. She was neither stern nor angry.
Her spattered apron faced me
at eye level, though I tried not to see.
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Under the Broom Tree
I Kings 19:4–8
When the angel urged me to eat,
I ate. She was neither stern nor angry.
Her spattered apron faced me
at eye level, though I tried not to see.
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