In the building of one of the great cathedrals, an apprentice raced to his master about a powerful experience he had while in prayer.
"Master!" he exclaimed, "I believe the True Word has come to me in my prayers! My body shook and trembled as if the foundations of the world were quaking. Many words of wisdom are now racing through my mind, and my soul burns with passion to serve my fellow man."
"Oh, is that all?" the master casually asked.
The apprentice was surprised by his response. "Is that all?! What do you mean?"
The master replied, "Do you recall the story of Elijah in the cave?"
"Yes, of course. Why do you ask?"
"Tell me the story."
"It is written that Elijah was hiding in a cave on a mountain and Jehovah passed by, and a great wind rent the mountains, and the rocks were broken into pieces before Him. After the wind there came an earthquake and then a fire. But Jehovah was not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. Jehovah spoke to him as a still small voice, and then Elijah came out of his cave to be instructed by God."
"Today you have felt the wind in your mind, the earthquake in your body, and the fire in your passion, but you came out of your cave and down from the mountain without having heard the still small voice that speaks the True Word."