Mother's Day Haikus Part 2: 1 Samuel 1, Hannah

The next mom we have is also from the Old Testament; She is from the book of 1 Samuel.

HANNAH

Sam, my first-born child

Of the two books named for him

Only one he’s in

Fun fact: Samuel isn’t even in the book of 2^nd Samuel.

Hannah first shows up in the Bible as a wife who desperately wants to be a mother. She wants just to be a mother so much that she promises God that when He gives her a child, she will give him right back to God. God gives her a child and when the child is old enough, she brings her son – the boy who will later become the prophet Samuel - to be raised serving in the tabernacle of God by the High Priest. God blessed her son and raised him up to be the last ruler of Israel before the time of the kings. God blessed Hannah, this mom, by giving her many more children to love and to rear. This mom was blessed by God not only by having her child but also in seeing how God blessed her whole nation through her son.

Mom, like Hannah, you have made sure that we were raised in the Church – knowing, loving, and serving God. Thank you. To all of the moms and dads here who have dedicated their children to God, Thank you. To all the moms, parents, and other family members who are desperately praying for their children like Hannah did, even when they are far away, may the Lord answer your prayers.

Let us pray: Dear God we pray for all the children and families represented here today. We pray that our loved ones will all come to know and to love you and to know they are loved by You. Amen.

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