Tag: Blessing

A Blessing in Shangri-La

Hundreds of prayer flags rippled fiercely as I arrived at the mountaintop, and I was soon joined by the Sherpas and my friend Kevin from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Soon we put down our packs and waited for sunrise from the only peak on earth from which you can see eight of the ten highest mountains on ea...

Every Day Is A Blessing — An Opportunity And An Invitation From Our Lord To Start Anew:

Today is all that you have. Tomorrow is never guaranteed.Every day is a Blessing From Allah(swt)an opportunity and an invitation to start anew. You are only guaranteed the exact moment you're experiencing right now, and you have the agency and power to choose how you want to live this ex...

Was Jacob Right to Take Esau’s Blessing?

Jacob, the most controversial Patriarch of Judaism, had a life filled with many strange incidents. Like the other Patriarchs, Abraham and Isaac, God blessed Jacob with a lot of material possessions. Unlike the other Patriarchs, he had a very shady start. He deceived his blind father Isaac and stole ...