

Lift them up
"And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. And God heard the voice of the boy, and the Angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation." Genesis 21:16-18 This was a young mother who felt alone and abandoned. Her heart was breaking as she sat across from her son an