Wednesday – 10 th Week of Ordinary Time Reading – 1Kings 18:20-39 A Sense of Humor Statue of Elijah, Mt. Carmel I admit it! My sense of humor is not for everyone. It can be biting, sarcastic, incredibly corny and full of puns, and, in the words of many of my friends, “I don’t get it”. No matter what, given all that the world is going through right now with war, violence on innocent children, and outright bigotry and hatred, we all could use something to make us smile. And I think God delivers exactly that in today’s first reading. It is a contest between Elijah and 450 prophets for the false god Baal, a battle to determine which god is the true one! Baal’s prophets erect an altar and do everything, including cutting themselves, in an effort to call down their god to send down fire to consume their sacrifice, all to no avail. And then Elijah taunts them mercilessly! Call out louder; maybe your god is asleep! Ma...