Sabbath. Study. Serve.

Sabbath, Study, Serve 

Taking the Sermon Into Our Week 

Scripture of the Week: 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10

From the Sermon:

Elkanah tried to comfort Hannah but he ____________________.

Hannah had ______________________.

Hannah prayed a prayer of ____________.

Laments are also a radical act of ________.

Whether we are in the valley or on the mountain top - ______________________.

Reflection:

What lead Hannah to pray the way she did?

What is your experience with praying prayers of lament?

Prayer:

Lord, teach us what it means to come before you in lament. Give us the boldness and bravery of Hannah to lay our hearts out before you. Remind us that you love us deeply and care about us intimately. Comfort us, we pray. Amen.