7. Februar 2021
Oh self-surrendering God, / you are glad for each gift we offer up to you. / As Hannah let go of everything she had prayed for, / everything she had longed for, / everything you blessed her with, / it seems her heart did not break / and that you blessed her more. / So in our letting go of everything we pray for, / and everything we long for, / may we too know your blessing / breaking in our lives. / Amen.
Diocese of Canterbury, Novena 2018, May 14, 1Sam 1,25b-28