WHAT I HANNAH HADN'T?
(I Samuel)
What if Hannah hand't prayed for a son
and wouldn't have had one?
and wouldn't have had one?
If Samuel, then,
would not have been,
he wouldn't have left his mother's knee
at three, obviously
and move to the temple for room and board
with ancient Eli and the Lord,
and Eli would have slept all night,
undisturbed by the threefold sound and sight
of persistent young Sam
and his "He I am."
If Hannah hadn't prayed for a son,
would she have had one?
How much does God depend
on the prayers we send?
Sr. Irene Zimmerman SSF
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