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This episode explores the themes of suffering and prayer through the lens of MercyMe's song 'Make It Well' and the biblical story of Hannah.

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when it isn't well with your soul — and you don't know if it ever will be? MercyMe's "Make It Well" leads us to one of the most honest, desperate prayers in all of Scripture — Hannah's cry to God in 1 Samuel 1 and 2. Year after year of distinct suffering. Year after year of silence. And somewhere in the middle of it all, a woman who kept returning to God with her whole, honest heart. In this episode, you'll discover: The Hebrew word for Hannah's suffering that ...

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