Does God care? First Samuel begins with the story of a woman, Hannah, whose heart is very heavy. In a culture in which a woman’s significance is measured by her ability to have children, she is barren. Furthermore, her husband has taken a second wife, who not only has provided him with children, but also taunts Hannah for her childlessness. Hannah, in her distress, cries out to the Lord. He hears her cry and delivers her by blessing her with a son. Hannah’s story is like