Faith and Prayer
As Hannah prayed silently, Eli the priest watched her and assumed she was drunk. At first, his misunderstanding could have added insult to Hannah’s pain. Yet, Hannah responded with respect and truth.
Faith and Prayer
In her grief, Hannah did the most powerful thing she could—she prayed. The text says she was “greatly distressed” and “wept bitterly,” yet she turned her anguish into a vow before the Lord.
Faith and Prayer
Hannah’s story begins with pain. She was deeply loved by her husband, Elkanah, yet could not have children. Meanwhile, Peninnah, Elkanah’s other wife, had sons and daughters and used that fact to provoke Hannah year after year.