Shina Utavani

Easter is an important festival for Christians. The festival is celebrated after three days of crucifixion of Jesus i.e. Good Friday. Crucifixion means killing someone by nailing the person across the cross. It is celebrated on Sunday and it is often known as ‘Easter Sunday’. This festival is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. Resurrection is a concept of living beings coming back to life after death. Easter Sunday celebrates Jesus coming back to life after he was hanged on the cross. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ was crucified on Good Friday. He was buried in a grave. On the third day, his disciples visited his grave and found out that the grave was empty. The day stands for the victory of Christ over death. The resurrection of Jesus is what ultimately makes him the ‘Son of God’. People celebrate Easter through various events and activities. Churches are decorated with flowers, lightnings, and candles. People visit the church and offer their prayers. Children decorate Easter Eggs with colours and sparkles. Various events are organised like Egg Hunt, Egg festival, etc. People prepare a variety of cuisines and celebrate the festival with their families. The tradition of Easter Eggs represents fertility and birth. It signifies new life, fertility, and rebirth. It is believed that the hard shell of the egg symbolises the sealed ‘Tomb of Christ’ and the egg's cracking represents his resurrection from death. Painted eggs or Chocolate filled eggs are common gifts exchanged at this festival. People light candles in the churches on Easter which represents that the life of Jesus is a guiding light to the world. They are lit to spread light and give hope.

This is a story of Easter and Jesus Christ.Moral(s) of the story: sacrifice

Easter

Pallavi Hota

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. Jesus was betrayed by Judas, one of His disciples, and was then taken before Pontius Pilate. The people urged Pontius to release a murderer named Barabas to them and to crucify Jesus.They had Him flogged and tortured, and made Him carry his own cross up the hill where He was to be killed. They pierced his limbs, after which they nailed him to the cross and placed a sign above Him that read ìKing of the Jews.î Jesus cried out to God and then He died. All this happened according to the prophecy that Prophet Isaiah had made, which said the one God who chose to take the punishment of the sins of His people would die in silence and would be hung on a tree. Moral:Jesus was sent to take our sins on Him and suffer death in our place.

This is a story of Bible and Jesus Christ.

The Crucifixion

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. A long time ago, Jesus was at home, teaching his disciples and followers.His modest home was filled to the brim. People were jostling for space. But Jesus went on calmly to fill the people's heart with God's love.Soon, four men made their way to Jesus home. They were carrying their paralyzed friend with them. The poor man could not walk and was helpless.But there was no way for them to reach Jesus. But the friends had faith in Jesus and believed that only he could help their disabled friend. So they climbed onto the roof, cut a hole in it and lowered their friend towards Jesus.Jesus was touched by the simplicity and faith of these strong men. So he looked at paralyzed man and said ìArise and go home.î And in an instant, the man could walk again! Moral:With faith, everything is possible.

The Man From the Roof

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. When Mary Magdalene and two others went to anoint Jesus’ body with spices, they found that the stone to the tomb had been rolled over. When they went into the tomb, there was a young man in a white robe. He told them, “If you are looking for Jesus Christ who was crucified, He has risen from the dead!” The women ran away, but were too afraid to say anything to anybody. Jesus then appeared to some of His other followers. Thomas, also called Didymus (twin), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, was not present, and so he refused to believe until he was able to put his finger in Jesus’ wounds. Jesus appeared to Thomas and allowed him to do just that. Thomas then believed that Jesus had risen, but Jesus said: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Moral:God blesses those who have faith without needing to see tangible proof.

This is a story of Mary, Thomas, and Jesus Christ

The Resurrection

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. When King Xerxes ruled the Persian Empire, he found himself looking for a wife. All the young maidens in the kingdom were taken to the palace and given beauty treatments for a year, after which they were sent before the king, for him to pick his wife. When Hadassah was taken, her cousin, Mordecai, told her not to let anyone know she was Jewish, as they were hated and distrusted among the people, so she called herself Esther.The king was charmed by Esther, and he picked her to be his queen. During her time as queen, an evil man named Haman convinced the king that all the Jews in the kingdom needed to be killed. When Mordecai found out about the plan, he sent word to Esther and told her that she needed to speak to the king. Esther was afraid, as it was forbidden to go before the king without being summoned. Only if the king was pleased and held out his sceptre, was the person accepted into his presence. If he did not, they would be put to death.Mordecai told Esther that she had to try to speak to the king, regardless, because God had put her in a high position, so that she would be able to save her people. Queen Esther commanded all the Jews, including herself, to fast for three days, at the end of which, she went before the king.The king was so pleased with his wife that he gladly held out the sceptre to her. She told him everything and Haman was put to death. The Jewish people were given permission to defend themselves, if anyone tried to attack them. In this way, Esther saved her people. Moral:God raises people into certain positions because He has a plan for them and will use them to help more of His people.

Hadassah

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. One day, Moses, the most important Jewish prophet, played many vital roles in the holy book Bible, saw an Egyptian man beating a Hebrew man. The sight of such injustice broke young Moses’ heart. As he tried to stop the fight, the Egyptian man was killed. Left with no other option, Moses had to flee Egypt to save his life.Moses wandered around as a shepherd, trying to understand the purpose of his life. One day, as he sat near Mount Horeb, tending to his sheep, he saw a miraculous sight! The Lord himself appeared to Moses in the middle of a burning bush. As Moses looked on with wonder, God spoke out “Remove your sandals as you stand on sacred ground.” Then he told Moses that the people of Egypt needed him, so he was to go back to save the Hebrew slaves. Moses was confused and said, “I am but a common man. How can I convince the Pharaoh to let slaves go? And in any case, the sons of Israel, the Hebrews in Egypt won’t follow me!” God knew that Moses still did not trust his strength, so he said, “Throw your stuff to the ground.” Moses did as the Lord said, and lo behold, the stuff turned into a serpent. And as Moses picked up the serpent it again became his stuff. Moses finally understood that he was God’s chosen one. With complete faith and trust in the Lord, Moses left for Egypt to save the sons of Israel. The story of Moses will be one of the kids favourite bible stories. Moral:We all have the strength to change the world.

This is a story of Moses.Moral(s): trust

The Story Of Moses

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. There once lived a man who knew all there was to know about the law.One day, he asked Jesus ìHow can I achieve eternal life?Jesus replied, ìFollow the law. Do you know what the law to eternal life is?The expert replied, ìYes if I love the Lord with all my heart and soul. And if I treat my neighbour with the same respect, I will achieve eternal life.Jesus was happy and said, ìYou are right. Follow this simple rule and you will be saved.But the law expert was still not sure. So he asked his savior ìBut who is my neighbor? Is it the person staying next to me?Jesus realized that the law expert was confused so he told him a story. He said, ìOne day a man was traveling to Jericho from Jerusalem. But a gang of robbers soon overtook him and robbed him of all that he possessed. They even took his clothes and beat him ruthlessly.The poor man had no ability to walk to safety. A priest soon passed by but did not try and help the man. A Levite too ignored the wounded man and went his way.But a Samaritan passing by took one look at the man and took pity on him. He washed his wounds and tied a neat bandage. But that was not the end of the Samaritan's kindness. He then took the wounded man to an inn and nursed him back to health.Now Jesus asked the law expert a question, ìWhich of the three ñ the priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan ñ do you think was a neighbor to the robbed man?The Samaritan for he showed mercy to the poor man.î The law expert replied. Moral:Love all beings as you would love God.

The Good Samaritan

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”.A long time ago, Jesus was travelling on a boat with his disciples. He asked them to wait for him in the boat while he went up to a mountain to pray. As the disciples waited in the boat for Jesus, a strong storm blew the boat away to the middle of the sea. The disciples tried hard to take the boat back to the shore but failed.Due to the heavy storm, the boat moved very far from Jesus. The disciples were worried about Jesus and thought about what they could do to get their master to the boat. Suddenly they saw a man walking on the water. Disciples thought that a man was about to drown and they panicked. But it was Jesus and he did not drown instead he walked over the water and reached the boat safely.Seeing Jesus, Peter who was one of his disciples asked if he could also walk on water. Jesus said yes, as long as he kept Jesus as his focus. Peter too was walking on the water but the moment he took his eye off the Jesus and concentrated on waves, he began to sink. Jesus grabbed Peter and saved him. Finally, the disciples realised that Jesus was the Son of God. Moral:Make God your focus, not your problems.

This is a story from Bible about Jesus Christ and one of his many miracles.

Jesus walks on water

Bible is the collection of 66 books written by different authors describing the God's action and purpose with all creations. Bible contains life stories of Jesus. The bible gives the messages God has desired for us to understand. Following is a story from “The Bible”. Once, while passing through the town of Jericho, Jesus showed the world the meaning of hating the sin, not a sinner! As he was passing through the town, a crowd of people followed him. They wanted to hear Jesus talk about God's Kingdom!In that crowd, there was also a man called Zaccheus, the tax collector. He too wanted to see Jesus Christ. But he was a short man and could not see over the crowd.So, Zaccheus hit upon a clever idea. He climbed to the top of a tree so he could see who Jesus was.As Jesus was passing under the tree, he looked up and said, Zaccheus, come down, I must stay at your house today.îThe jubilant Zaccheus climbed down and began walking with Jesus towards his home.But the crowd was not pleased with this change of events. Most people in Jericho did not like tax collectors as most of them were greedy and dishonest.Jesus followers did not want their savior to be kind to such a sinner. But Zaccheus was a changed man. He promised Jesus that he would give half of his earnings to the poor and also return the money he had grabbed from common folks.This is just what Jesus had hoped for. He blessed Zaccheus and showed the people that one must hate the sin, not the sinner. Moral:Hate the sin, not the sinner.

christian mythology stories

Kids moral stories help in improving their imagination & relate to real-world life. Here are age-specific bedtime stories for children by renowned storytellers.