In 1 Samuel 1:12-17 Hannah is pouring her heart out to the Lord. The priest Eli thought she was drunk. Has clergy insulted you? A church member? Have you acted too critically toward another? Be like Hannah and Eli - listen to each other and stand corrected if necessary.
1 Samuel:12-17 (NIV) 12 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14 and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.” 15 “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.” 17 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”
1/13/2019
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