Elisha called the woman back and proclaimed, “A year from now you will hold a son.” Her response to Elisha’s promise shows how deep this longing must have been. “No, my Lord,” she said, “Do not lie to me.” She wasn’t calling Elisha a liar, of course. What she was really saying was, Don’t go there. Don’t touch that. Don’t play with my emotions. It has taken me years to put that dream to sleep. Don’t wake it up.
