哈拿·心里愁苦迫切祷告的妇人(撒上1:1-20)

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From Kwan Thai Choon

哈拿·心里愁苦迫切祷告的妇人(撒上1:1-20) 提要:

    哈拿因为不能生育，饱受毗尼拿的冷嘲热讽，心里愁苦，哭泣不吃饭。她受了毗尼拿的欺侮，并没有起来反抗或争吵，反而选择了一个最好的方法——「祈祷耶和华」，而且是「不住的祈祷，「在耶和华面前倾心吐意」。果然这个方法感动了神，「耶和华顾念哈拿，哈拿就怀孕。」

     一般人遇到困难委屈时，不是把苦情闷在心中折磨自己，就是把痛苦向别人发泄，或加以伤害。但哈拿没有这样做，她向神倾诉苦情，因为她知道唯有神能解决她的问题，消除她的悲痛。也只有神能使她从苦情转回，使哭泣变成喜乐，使羞辱变成荣耀。

    毗尼拿原本是要苦待哈拿，结果却使哈拿更亲近神，哈拿虽然受了许多苦情，却因而得着无限的福气。正如约瑟对他的哥哥所说:「从前你们的意思是要害我，但神的意思原是好的。」(创50:20)，唯愿所有的信徒，都能体会「万事互相效力，叫爱神的人得益处。」这句话是千真万确的。
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