MARJORIE'S WORLD

Poems, Bible Study and Prayer

Volume 1, Issue Six Copyright Marjorie 2002

THE CALLING OF SAMUEL

Oh, Hannah! Oh, Hannah, how at once your heart Must have lept for joy When you first beheld the countenance Of the answer to prayer, your darling baby boy. How you wanted every moment possible With him to spend as you nurtured him at home. As the happy days slipped quickly by What was to come was harder and harder to deny. Once the infant Samuel was weaned, You knew your promise to the Lord must be kept. Lovingly you prepared the things Samuel would need. Your husband did not see when you laid down and wept. Elkanah was gone to the temple to make the annual sacrifice For himself, his wives and his children's lives. Hannah stayed behind to ready herself and garner the last hours with her son. She would make the journey to the temple with her own sacrifice, her son. Oh, Hannah! How hard it would have been Had you not trusted the Lord in full You knew in your heart the Lord would sustain As Samuel grew in that holy place so wonderful. The Lord gave you yet two daughters and three more sons These, your blessings, for your great faith and belief. How glorious were the rewards - these precious ones Their birth told to all those around of the Lord's relief. Oh, Hannah! Oh, Hannah! Teach us thy great faith. Oh, Hannah! Thank you for showing us the path. That we might look beyond childhood, fun and games To a time when our children will take the reigns. copyright Marjorie 20002

As we think of our children and the children of the world today, let us pray that their mothers and their fathers will look beyond the satisfaction of their wants and whims to help children to know what their lives should contain in preparation for answering whatever calls God will give to them once they have asked Jesus to be their Saviour and the Lord of their lives. May each darling child have someone in their life to support and encourage them in the Lord is my fervent prayer.