Courage

Courage is being convinced that what you are about to do is greater than the fear standing in the way to do it. It is the strength of the mission greater than the cost. It is the understanding that the part you play is more important than the personal discomfort of the moment. Courage is eternal, fear is temporal. Courage is raw and untested, it is risky, it is brave. Courage means self-discipline, practiced control when doing someone completely beyond your control.

Courage freed slaves, it brought answers, it furthered history, courage solved mysteries, ran due diligence, evoked faith in dark times, withstands injustice. It stood in the gap, weathered the attacks of evil empires, dictatorships, military regimes. Courage takes you out of your bed, away from the warmth of your dream-surrounded blankets, jars your lazy mind, and calls you to stand.

Courage joins faith and love and propels you on the adventure of your lifetime. Do we see that our coffers of courage have gone low? Are we alarmed that self-comfort has arisen in our nation? How do we recover? How do we find a courageous heart once again?