“Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. 16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them.

Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”

Lord God my Father,

You are creator, sustainer and all knowing, your path is Truth. Help me to follow you without distraction of my desire but by the design you have for me. Help me to do your will at every opportunity and not be shy. Use me and give me strength to only follow you, protect me from the deceiver that constantly nags me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen