Proverbs 10:7 "the remembrance of a
saint is a blessing" to mean that any mention of a saint, such as by
telling a story about him, brings a double blessing.
Religious stories always have an
underlying purpose, which is to inspire people with faith and
communicate wisdom and values.
A prime requirement for religious
storytelling is the realization and conviction that holy stories are
not "simply stories" like any others. A person who does not sense
their profound difference from profane stories-regardless of the
latter's excellence or charm-is not fit to tell them. First, a
storyteller with religious integrity will not pander to an audience,
cutting and trimming tales to fit their taste. Second, a storyteller
does not have a free hand to change things at will.
The difference between one
storyteller and another; I have seen how a holy storyteller-someone
on a high spiritual level-can take a story that I am familiar with,
that appears to my eyes plain and dull, and can, so to speak, open it
up to reveal its hidden light until it glows with holy charm.
To read the story of The
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