Usually when we think of drunkenness we think of the overuse of alcohol. Paul wrote that we should not “be drunk with wine,” rather we should be filled with the Spirit. There are other ways to be drunk. Some people are drunk in their thinking, in other words, they are not “sober-minded.” There are many people that have never been drunk with alcohol that have crazy thinking. When we are not thinking Biblically, we are not sober-minded. One definition of “drunk” is to be “overcome by a powerful emotion.” People can be drunk with joy. They become so over-joyed that they lose control of their faculties. (Think of some people you have seen at sporting events). It is also possible to be drunk with sorrow. Sadness, grief, bitterness, resentment, anger, and anguish can all roil up like a tsunami and cause us to lose our minds, it can even have an effect on our physical abilities. In our study for this coming Sunday, we’ll see how the priest Eli, thought Hannah was drunk. She was. But not like he thought. She was drunk with sorrow. Her anguish of heart overcame her, and she poured out her heart before God. She didn’t care who was looking or what they thought, she had an aching heart that needed confession and supplication. She needed to worship the Lord of Hosts. The great question for all of us as we face sorrow is this, “What will we do with it?” Will we run to God or run from God? It is impossible to go through this life without sorrow. Will we draw close to God or allow the pain to put distance between us? It’s better to “sober-up.”