 Jesus' words are the words of God. There is no greater force in this universe than God's word, for by it the heavens and the earth were made, and by it sinners, dead in their trespasses, are rescued from the clutches of hell and brought safely into the ark of the Holy Church. The Lord God did not meet Elijah in the great wind or on the earthquake or fire. He met Elijah in a low whisper. God comes to us in his word.