1 Kings 19:4-8

New Catholic Bible

⁴ He went a day’s journey off into the desert. He came to a broom tree and sat down under it, and he asked to die. He said, “It is enough, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

⁵ As he lay there, he fell asleep under the broom tree, and, behold, an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat!” ⁶ He looked around, and by his head there was a piece of bread that had been cooked on coals and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and then he laid down again.

⁷ The angel of the Lord touched him a second time and said, “Get up and eat, because the journey is too difficult for you.” ⁸ He got up, and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled for forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.