Blessing

Stories tagged Blessing:

• The Man Who Could Not Lie Aug 24, 2025

  

  Come close, children, and hear the tale of Kwame Asante, who learned that truth is both the greatest blessing and the heaviest burden a person can carry.

  The Smooth-Talking Trader

  In the bustling market town of Adum, there lived a trader named Kwame Asante who was renowned throughout the region for his eloquence, charm, and remarkable ability to convince customers that they needed whatever goods he happened to be selling. Kwame possessed a golden tongue that could make bitter kola nuts sound sweeter than honey, and rough cloth feel softer than silk.

• The Origin of Twins Aug 22, 2025

  

  Come close, children, and let the dancing flames warm your hearts as I tell you the sacred story of Eta Mfiase—how twins first came into the world, bringing with them the divine mystery of two souls sharing one destiny, two hearts beating as one, two spirits born to complete each other in the great dance of existence.

  The Time When All Births Were Single

  In the beginning days of humanity, when Nyame had just finished shaping the first people from the clay of the riverbank and breathing life into their forms, all children were born one at a time. Each soul arrived alone, complete in itself, carrying its own destiny and walking its own path through life.

• Jacob and Esau Aug 18, 2025

  

  In the ancient lands where Abraham and Isaac had walked with God, there lived a man named Isaac who had married Rebekah, a woman of great faith and wisdom. For many years, they longed for children, but Rebekah remained barren. Isaac prayed earnestly to the Lord for his wife, and God heard his prayer.

  When Rebekah finally conceived, she experienced such turmoil within her womb that she cried out, “If this is how it will be, why do I exist?” She went to inquire of the Lord, and God spoke to her with words that would echo through generations:

• Jacob Wrestles with God Aug 16, 2025

  

  After twenty years of exile in Haran, working for his uncle Laban and building a large family, Jacob received a command from God that would change his life forever: “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.”

  With great trepidation but obedient faith, Jacob gathered his wives—Leah and Rachel—his twelve children, his servants, and his vast flocks and herds, and began the long journey back to the land of Canaan. But as they drew closer to his homeland, one fear dominated Jacob’s thoughts: his brother Esau.