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2 Kings 4:27

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And when she had arrived at the man of God, on the mount, she took hold of his feet. And Gehazi drew near, so that he might remove her. But the man of God said: "Permit her. For her soul is in bitterness. And the Lord has concealed it from me, and has not revealed it to me."

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And the Lord said: "How could I hide what I am about to do from Abraham,

And Nathan said to the king: "Go, do all that is in your heart. For the Lord is with you."

And so she set out. And she came to the man of God, on mount Carmel. And when the man of God had seen her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi: "Behold, it is that Shunammite woman.

So then, go to meet her, and say to her, 'Does all go well concerning you, and your husband, and your son?' " And she answered, "It is well."

And one of his servants said: "By no means, my lord the king! Rather it is the prophet Elisha, who is in Israel, who is revealing to the king of Israel every word whatsoever that you will speak in your conclave."

My soul is weary of my life. I will release my words against myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

The heart that knows the bitterness of its own soul, in its gladness the outsider shall not meddle.

The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?

For the Lord God does not fulfill his word, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.

He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: "Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us."

But the crowd rebuked them to be quiet. But they cried out all the more, saying, "Lord, Son of David, take pity on us."

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Hail." But they drew near and took hold of his feet, and they adored him.

And they brought to him the little children, so that he might touch them. But the disciples admonished those who brought them.

But Jesus said: "Permit her. What is the reason that you trouble her? She has done a good deed for me.

And standing behind him, beside his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and she kissed his feet, and she anointed them with ointment.

I will no longer call you servants, for the servant does not know what his Lord is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything whatsoever that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

And then his disciples arrived. And they wondered that he was speaking with the woman. Yet no one said: "What are you seeking?" or, "Why are you talking with her?"

And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.




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