25/08/2026
THE MIRACLE
PART TWO — WHEN LOVE BEGINS TO FADE
Story by Richard Henry
Three years had passed since Daniel and Esther got married.
Three years of waiting.
Three years of prayers.
Three years of hoping for the cry of a baby in their home.
But something had changed.
Daniel was no longer the same man Esther married.
He became distant.
He stayed out late.
Sometimes, he would come home without saying a word to her.
One evening, Esther prepared dinner and waited for him.
When Daniel finally arrived, she smiled.
“Welcome home.”
Daniel walked past her without answering.
“Daniel?”
He stopped.
“What?”
“Is everything alright?”
He turned around and looked at her.
“Esther, I'm tired.”
She lowered her head.
“I know you're tired. I'm tired too.”
“No, you don't understand,” Daniel said. “I'm tired of this marriage.”
Esther froze.
“What did you just say?”
Daniel sighed.
“Three years, Esther. Three years, and nothing has changed.”
She stepped closer to him.
“But we promised each other that we would stand together.”
“Promises don't give me a child.”
Those words broke her heart.
That night, Esther cried herself to sleep.
But Daniel didn't know that while he was becoming tired of waiting, Esther was becoming stronger in prayer.
Every morning, she prayed.
Every night, she prayed.
She kept telling herself:
“God has not forgotten me.”
But Daniel was listening to other voices.
His family had started asking him questions.
“Daniel, how long will you continue like this?”
“You are still young.”
“You need a child.”
At first, Daniel defended Esther.
But slowly, their words began entering his heart.
Then one afternoon, Daniel received a phone call.
He listened quietly.
His expression changed.
“Are you sure?” he asked.
There was a pause.
“Alright. I'll come.”
He ended the call.
Esther, who had been standing nearby, noticed the change in his face.
“Who was that?”
“Nobody.”
“Daniel, what happened?”
“Nothing.”
But something had happened.
That