In this sermon from the Perspectives series, we explore Womanist theology as a lens for reading Scripture through lived experience, intersectionality, and sanctified imagination. Centering the story of Hagar in Genesis 16, we ask what happens when we read the Bible with empathy for those pushed to the margins and refuse to let faith be used to justify abuse or silence suffering. We are invited to trust the God who sees us fully and to let that vision train us to see others with greater compassion and care.