Prayer is powerful when it is blended with the soul. A closed womb by God and a resulting irritation by a rival, Peninnah, pushed Hannah’s soul to the limit. It had reached ‘melting point.’ A godly woman, she had no choice but “pour” it out “to the LORD” (1 Sam 1:15). God received the prayerful soul & granted her wish in Samuel. She later made an inspiring call: “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.” Her journey was from humiliation to humbleness, not from humiliation to haughtiness. Life’s gear is always within God’s reach. Drive or reverse, He commands.