All the houses that led to the Kansie shrine had no aluminum roofing. The first thing you noticed at the premises were the skull of donkeys in the rocks that housed the shrine. The skulls were kept buried because whenever it was left in the sun, the entire village suffered migraines. Everyone who entered the shrine had to be topless. No one ever returned from Kansie still bearing whatever issue had caused them to enter into it in the first place. This was where recognized fetish priests sought fortification from; and where they directed important people to seek help when they knew they could not handle the situation they brought with them. One had to be parsimonious and ready to do as was directed, because when the gods decided on what sacrifice they wanted, no appeal was heard. The national election was in two weeks and Fynn Aggrey was contesting. This was his second time running and although six others had picked up nomination forms, it was a clear contest between Fynn and Nii A
A few days ago on my cousin’s birthday, my uncle asked what she wanted God to bless her with, so he prays about it when he went to church. She said she wanted money and my uncle said ‘Ah, instead of asking for things like wisdom’. I asked him why she was supposed to ask for wisdom when what she really wanted was money.He said Solomon (unsurprisingly) asked for wisdom and God blessed him with all other things. I asked him if Solomon asked for what he really wanted or asked what he felt would be ‘right’ in the eyes of God. I have no doubt (ofcourse with the guidance of scripture), that God is more concerned with motives: why we do what we do than what we actually do. Many of us have what we are believing God for in this year. Before the year began I found myself thinking of my upcoming birthday. The age I would be attaining this year and inevitably started assessing life. I started praying about certain things I wanted God to grant me in this year. And stopped mid prayer; did I