Hannah's Dreamsong

Hannah’s Song, often referred to as The Magnificat of the First Testament, is a collection of Hannah’s utopian dreams. She sings of a world where the bows of the warriors are broken and where God lifts the poor from the ash heap and sits them with princes. This sermon explores Hannah’s life and story, from which her dreams grew, and it follows the flow of Hannah’s dreamsong as it cascaded down through the centuries, inspiring Mary of Nazareth and inspiring us. 

“Hannah’s Dreamsong” was delivered by Tyler Merrill, who is currently in candidacy for Seattle Mennonite Church’s Pastor of Faith Formation position. It also serves in part as Tyler’s self-introduction to the congregation.

Sermon begins at minute marker 5:37

1 Samuel 1.9-11, 19-20, and 2.1-10

Resources

• BibleWorm podcast: Episode 529 – Loving God and Neighbor, Amy Robertson and Robert Williamson, Jr
• The Poet, The Warrior, The Prophet. Collection of essays in theopoetics delivered by Rubem A Alves at the University of Birmingham in 1990.
• Image: Mary: Love Forever Being Born Icon by Kelly Latimore, used with permission. kellylatimoreicons.com