God is Listening
On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah
and to all her sons and daughters; but to Hannah he gave a double portion,
because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. Her rival used to
provoke her severely, to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. So
it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she
used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. Her husband
Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? Why is
your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"
After they had eaten and drunk at Shiloh, Hannah rose and presented herself
before the Lord. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost
of the temple of the Lord. She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord,
and wept bitterly. She made this vow: "O Lord of hosts, if only you will
look on the misery of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your
servant, but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before
you as a nazirite until the day of his death. He shall drink neither wine nor
intoxicants, and no razor shall touch his head." As she continued praying
before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying silently; only her
lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
So Eli said to her, "How long will you make a drunken spectacle of
yourself? Put away your wine." But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I
am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I
have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. Do not regard your servant as a
worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation
all this time." Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; the God of Israel
grant the petition you have made to him." And she said, "Let your
servant find favor in your sight." Then the woman went to her quarters,
ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no longer.
They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went
back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the Lord
remembered her. In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him
Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the Lord."
1 Samuel 1:4-20
Hannah
Giving Her Son to the Priest
VICTORS,
Jan
1645
Staatliche
Museen
Berlin
Groanings which cannot be uttered
are often prayers which cannot be refused.
~
Charles H. Spurgeon
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
~ Sigmund Freud
An Artful Evening
At the Lakehouse for
Sculpture Evergreen
Dennis
and Jennis Rhoades
Dennis
did the beautiful painting for the raffle.
Anna
Marie Nelson, President of Sculpture Evergreen, with Anita Kreider
The
elk were here all day and night Sunday and Monday.
The
golf course is safer during hunting season?
This
female managed quite well on three legs.
Neil
Snyder, Betty Donner
at
Spares and Pairs Friday evening
at
the Evashevskis.
John
Farnsworth sampling dessert.
Winterfest
Sponsored by
Center for the Arts Evergreen
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Adrian
Stone and her grandson helped at Winterfest.
The
Craft Center is always fun!
Hold fast to dreams
for if dreams die,
life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
~
Langston Hughes
November 15, 2015 25th
Sunday after Pentecost—33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time/Proper 28
As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples
said to him, "Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large
buildings!" Then Jesus asked him, "Do you see these great buildings?
Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down."
When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James,
John, and Andrew asked him privately, "Tell us, when will this be, and
what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?"
Then Jesus began to say to them, "Beware that no one leads you astray.
Many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take
place, but the end is still to come. For nation will rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there
will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birthpangs."
Mark 13:1-8
Agnus Day, by
James Wetzstein
Agnus Day appears with the permission
of www.agnusday.org
1
Samuel 1:4-20
1 Samuel 2:1-10
OR …
Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 16
Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25
Mark 13:1-8