Courage 101

 There are times in our day-by-day life shit!.... #Lyfers we are faced with difficult situations and decisions. We will receive bad news from tha doctor, tha loss of a family member, or an unexpected catastrophe causing both financial and emotional setbacks. Mane #Courage gives us tha strength we need to face adversity, grief, and our deepest fears. It is that source that lies within us that moves us forward, that drives us with purpose and direction. Having courage doesn’t have to be a bold, supernatural act. It can be something as simple as trying new food, raising your hand to answer a question, or doing something that might be a little risky such as singing or reading to a public audience. There are several biblical examples of courage where we can draw strength. Tha book of Daniel provides two well-known examples of courage, Daniel in tha lion’s den, (Daniel 6) and tha three Hebrew men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Daniel 3). In both examples, tha men demonstrated courage in tha face of fear, adversity, and death. There are also several African American examples of courage to draw strength. We can look to Rosa Parks, Katherine Johnson, John Lewis, and others who in tha mist of harassment, intimidation, and threats stood firm and true to their believes. Courage was demonstrated by Ruby Bridges, in case you didn’t know, she is the little girl being escorted to school by U.S. Federal marshals to integrate schools in tha south. One of tha escorting marshals later was quoted, “She showed a lot of courage.” As the old gospel song, “There is something inside of me, telling me to go ahead” that something is “Courage.”