Wonders Forced Upon Him
Rav Eliyahu wrote that he never sought to be a wonder worker and acted only because people in distress stood before him.
In Tzafnas Pa'aneach, his work on the stories of Rabba bar Bar Chanah, Rav Eliyahu took up the matter of wonders and the people who seek them. He wrote that the cures and wonders attributed to him were done out of necessity, and that they were imposed on him. What could he do, he asked, when parents brought their children to him in tears? He did not claim a special power. In his letters he spoke of being besieged by broken-hearted people who asked him to heal and to advise them, and he gave what he could, mostly prayer. For him, compassion for a person in front of him came before any wish to remain hidden.
Source: Tzafnas Pa'aneach (Brody, 1875)
There are moments when someone arrives at your door, or your phone, with a real need and you would prefer to be left alone. Today, when that happens, pause before you decide you are too busy or unqualified. Listen to the person for five unhurried minutes, then offer whatever you honestly can, whether practical help, advice or a short prayer. Rav Eliyahu did not choose to be sought out, yet he answered those who came, and you can do the same.