“In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord. And she made a vow, saying. ‘O Lord Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life’…So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, ‘Because I asked the Lord for him.’…After he was weaned, she took the boy with her…and brought him to Eli, and she said to him, ‘As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord. Then Hannah prayed and said: ‘My heart rejoices in the Lord, in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.”
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“How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you.”
psalm 31:10
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sometimes i wish that blogs had the "like" button like in facebook. i literally wanted to push it after reading this post. jess, thanks for sharing about samuel. he continues to be in our prayers. love you and hope to catch up soon.