The text states, “In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath. … A widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her.” Both Elijah and the widow are hungry and thirsty.

Much like the widow to whom Elijah turned after he started the drought, Consuelo could not deny others in need. God had told Elijah that he would meet a widow in Zarephath who would feed him.