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What Hannah’s Tears Teach Us About Praying Through a Long, Painful Wait
“In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.” 1 Samuel · NIV
There is a particular ache that comes from praying for the same thing, week after week, year after year, and hearing nothing back. Hannah’s story is a roadmap for that kind of waiting.
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