an agony he prayed more earnestly” (Luke 22:44). Frequently, however, when troubles increase, our spiritual efforts decrease. Instead of going to the Lord in time of trouble, we seem to prefer to worry, wring our hands, and write or phone our friends to tell them our troubles. But leaving out the Lord is not the way to solve problems; it will only increase our problems. Hannah had a lot of handicaps in life; but she could pray and she did pray; and that solved her problem and gave her Samuel, one