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Reading 1 Samuel 1:1-18 (NLT) ~ Scripture reading followed by discussion. Hardly an instant exists in scripture where a man’s simultaneous marriage to two wives did not produce serious friction. The competition of rivalries within a family. Hannah sadness is relatable to all who have struggle to have children. Children are a blessing. Putting too high a value on the blessing and not on the one who blesses. Selfishness of our sin nature makes us want to be loved the most, when we should all be loving God the most. Eli had the authority to speak the life and encouragement Hannah needed. We have a similar authority and responsibility to speak words of life and encouragement to those near us who are crying out to God.