So we too have a habit of thinking ourselves to be indispensable. Indeed it will only be as we allow others different ministries in our place, that others will actually begin to consider this their spiritual home. Elijah was called to ordain others to exercise their ministry, and so are we. I quote from the words of Fr. Befriending the people among whom we live and work is not always easy.
Friendship involves giving and receiving.
Being prepared to be vulnerable, not perfect, to accept the ministry of others, just as much as we hope that they will expect, appreciate and value our ministry to them. The incident of St Peter too is instructive. Firstly Jesus comes to the disciples in the boat, walking across the water. Nothing therefore stands in God's way of coming to us, except our own unwillingness to have God come to us. God is the Lord of all creation, and nothing physical is able to stop the coming of the Lord.