"To the absolute God, the believer must respond with an absolute love, which engages his whole life." This is the reflection offered today by Benedict XVI at the general audience. Continuing the catechesis dedicated to prayer, the Pope dwelt on the figure of the Prophet Elijah, who, on Mount Carmel, "showed himself in all his power as an intercessor, when he prayed to the Lord to manifest himself and convert the hearts of the people." In the IX century B.C., Israel was falling into the "seduction of idolatry, the continuous temptation of believing, deluding themselves that they were able to serve two masters." Elijah, on the other hand, places people "before the necessity of making a choice." "The ado ...

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