Ep. 86: Praying from Great Anguish and Sorrow

<p class="p1">In Podcast Episode 86, “Praying from Great Anguish and Sorrow,” Kim discusses Hannah’s prayer from the pit of pain and the prayers we pour out from a place of great anguish and sorrow. In Hannah’s case, she was praying desperately for a child. </p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">In your case, you may be praying for God to:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <ul class="ul1"><li class="li1">Save someone you love, either physically, mentally, emotionally, and/or spiritually;</li> <li class="li1">Restore your marriage;</li> <li class="li1">Heal your broken heart;</li> <li class="li1">Provide financially;</li> <li class="li1">Provide physical healing (i.e., cancer);</li> <li class="li1">Other______________.</li> </ul> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">The primary scripture text for this episode is 1 Samuel 1:9-18 with focal verses 10, 15:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">9 Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle. 10 Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. 11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.”</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">12 As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. 13 Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. 14 “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!”</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">15 “Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord. 16 Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”</p> <p class="p1">17 “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God