Our scripture this morning is 1 Samuel 1:13 (ESV).
Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.
The two books of Samuel take us through a difficult time in the history of God’s children. They share many important lessons about our relationship with God and each other. Here at the beginning of the story, the priest Eli mistakes Hannah’s prayer for drunken babbling. However, after she explains, he blesses her. The son she prayed for will become the spiritual leader of Israel, responsible for the crowning of Israel’s first kings. This ongoing story warns about the danger of following our own ways instead of trusting in the Lord.
Heavenly Father, we are sorry for the times we are willfully disobedient. Forgive us and restore us to a right relationship with You. Amen.
