Hannah Turns To God In Prayer Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

In her profound
desire for a child,
Hannah turns
to the Lord in prayer.

There is a very
simple lesson here.

When we have desires,
we take them to the Lord.

Giving priority to
prayer is not
to shirk our duties
to our family,
ministry, or profession.

It is to give them
the firmest of
all foundations.

The happiness of
many others,
first of all our family
very much hangs
on whether we
live a life of prayer.

'After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose.... She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord, and wept bitterly. And she vowed 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 to your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head."
(Cfr. to 1 Samuel 1: 9-20 of the Holy Bible)
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Hannah's final prayer written down - perhaps one of the finest in Scripture and even quoted by Mary - isn't Samuel-centered. It's God-centered.