“When Prayer Silenced the Mockery” Hannah carried silent pain — and Peninnah made sure she never forgot it. In this powerful Bible story from 1 Samuel 1, Hannah is mocked and provoked year after year because she is barren. While Peninnah uses words to wound her, Hannah chooses a different response — she prays. Broken, misunderstood, and pouring out her soul before God, Hannah cries silently in the temple. Though even the priest misjudges her, God hears what others cannot. In time, the Lord answe