Pain and joy in giving up a son

Pain and joy in giving up a son

She had wanted him so badly. Longed for him. Begged God for him. One might think Hannah would have been tempted to go back on her promise and keep her son. Who could blame her? She had been barren so long. But she didn’t. She knew God had a plan for her and for her son, Samuel. She took him to Eli and left him there to serve the Lord. She left Samuel there.