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“Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard.” 1 Samuel 1:13a (NIV)

If you’ve ever been to a high hill or a canyon, where your voice would echo through the empty space, whatever you spoke out loud would be repeated multiple times, going from crescendo to decrescendo, until it disappeared, as if moving further and further away.

There is a story in the Bible about a woman named Hannah, a woman known for not being able to conceive, while her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, would have one child after another. Though Hannah was deeply loved by her husband, Elkanah, she felt incomplete because she had not been able to give him a son.

Elkanah would take his family to Shiloh every year to worship the Lord, and during one of those visits, Hannah, desperate to have a son, stayed in the temple praying to God, begging for Him to bless her womb, so she could bear a child. She was anguished, and as her words were muttered, there was no sound coming out of her mouth. Eli, the prophet who was at the door of the temple, thought she was drunk.

Hannah’s words were like whispers echoing in the ears of the Lord. She made no audible sounds, but the Lord heard every single one of them. And because He heard them, He had compassion for Hannah and granted her the wish she had held close to her heart for a long time. Hannah conceived and gave birth to Samuel, who became a prophet.

Whatever it is that you need from the Lord, bring it to His altar. Do not give up on your prayer to Him, even if at the time you have no strength to cry out. Even if all you have is a whisper that echoes through the air like inaudible sound waves, rest assured that God will hear your words to Him. And if that is His plan for you, you will see it become true, just like Hannah did.

“Dear Lord, thank You for the assurance we have that You hear our words, even if we cannot speak them out loud. We are blessed to have a God who cares and who listens to the smallest whisper.”

For His Glory

Luska Natali
TRBC Women’s Life