亞納許願說：「萬軍的上主，若你垂顧你婢女的痛苦，記念我，不忘你的婢女，賜你婢女生一個男孩，我就將他一生獻於上主，一輩子不給他剃頭。

亞納就懷了孕，生了一個兒子，給他起名叫撒慕爾，因為：「他來自上主(shi min/mo El)。」

對於亞納來說，她生活中的事件使她與主直接接觸。她想要得到，因此她祈禱並發願。然而，她已經準備好回報她想要得到的東西。她不會把兒子據為己有。既然他來自主，她就把他獻給主。

這種不斷的接受和給予是我們屬靈生命的氣息，是我們認識主的方式。

She made a vow, promising: "O LORD of hosts, if you look with pity on the misery of your handmaid, if you remember me and do not forget me, if you give your handmaid a male child, I will give him to the LORD for as long as he lives.”

She conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel, since “He comes from the Lord.” (shi min/mo El)

For Hannah, the events of her life bring her in direct contact with the Lord. She wants to receive therefore she prays and makes a vow. However, she is ready to offer back what she wants to receive. She does not keep her son for herself. Since he comes from the Lord, she offers him to the Lord.

Such continuous receiving and giving is the breath of our spiritual life, the way we know the Lord.