17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; the God of Israel grant the petition you have made to him.” 18 And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” Then the woman went her way and ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no longer.
Prayer Focus: Eli is appropriately rebuked by Hannah’s words of truth and answers that she should go in peace, adding his prayer to Hannah’s that God might grant her petition. This is an encouragement to Hannah. How might this story prepare us to hear the story of Christ’s birth? How might it prepare us to hear the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah who also spent years longing for a child? How might your prayers today be an encouragement to someone in the midst of their waiting?
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