She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” — Genesis 16:13, NIV In Genesis, we meet Hagar—Sarai’s servant, ...

In this Sunday’s reading from the first book of Samuel, the God has summoned the prophet Samuel to anoint one of Jesse’s sons to lead Israel. While Samuel immediately is drawn to Eliab because of his ...