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Day 96: Hannah's Prayer (2023)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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The Desperation to Have a Child

There can be almost a single mindedness that can overtake families or couples when they desire to have a family. And there can be such a desperation and I don't, I'm not making light of that in any way, shape or form. But here's Hannah, who just like so many couples as part of this community, she prayed and she did everything she could. She was blessed with a child and her response was, God, this child is yours. It wasn't to possess, it wasn't to grasp, it wasn’t to own,.It wasn't to say, okay, God, now this child is mine and no one else gets him."

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