1 Samuel 1:9-11 Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. She, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. She made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”
Hannah asked me for the desires of her heart. She promised that if she were granted that desire, to have a child, she would return that child to me in thanks. She gave up everything she had asked for in thanksgiving to me for granting that wish. What will you give back to me? What are you willing to let go of? Important question.
To reward her sacrifice, Hannah was given other children. I do not take everything and return nothing. What will you give? (2020)
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