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How to Improve Your PrayersThe Watchtower (Study)—2025 | October
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14. (a) What else do we learn from Hannah’s example? (b) How can we enrich our prayers by meditating on the Scriptures? (See footnote.)
14 A few years after the birth of her son Samuel, Hannah presented him to High Priest Eli. (1 Sam. 1:24-28) In a heartfelt prayer, she expressed her conviction that Jehovah protects and cares for his loyal servants.c (1 Sam. 2:1, 8, 9) Her problems at home may not have disappeared, but Hannah focused on how Jehovah had blessed her. What is the lesson for us? We will be better able to cope with ongoing challenges if we focus on how Jehovah has supported us until now.
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How to Improve Your PrayersThe Watchtower (Study)—2025 | October
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c In her prayer, Hannah used expressions similar to those found in Moses’ writings. She obviously took time to meditate on the Scriptures. (Deut. 4:35; 8:18; 32:4, 39; 1 Sam. 2:2, 6, 7) Centuries later, Mary, the mother of Jesus, used words of praise that are very similar to those mentioned by Hannah.—Luke 1:46-55.
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