Why the Barren Mothers Were Slow to Receive Their Gifts

Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 78:17

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Rabbi Chaggai in the name of Rabbi Yitzchak: I am of those whose gifts are hard to receive, such as Sarah and her companions. [That is, Hannah counts herself among the matriarchs whose prayers for children were answered only after long difficulty.] "Wine and strong drink" (I Samuel 1:15) — neither new nor old.

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PrayerFaithHumility

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