Sometimes the courage we need is the courage to keep doing right. It’s easy to get discouraged in that. People will question our motives and intentions. They’ll be kind to our faces, but talk smack when we’re not around. We’re often tempted to take the low road and give it right back, to take our revenge by being malicious and petty. They deserve it, don’t they?
Time after time Jesus modeled caring behavior by his response to the suffering of others. In this scripture, Jesus models the courage to be vulnerable. Jesus is in crisis, he knows he is about to be betrayed, arrested, tortured, and crucified-all for our sakes. Jesus knows he’s not doing this for himself,
Time after time Jesus modeled caring behavior by his response to the suffering of others. In this scripture, Jesus models the courage to be vulnerable. Jesus is in crisis, he knows he is about to be betrayed, arrested, tortured, and crucified-all for our sakes. Jesus knows he’s not doing this for himself,
I am a scaredy pants, but my girls don’t need to know that. As a mom, as a camp counselor, as a teacher, it is and was my task to protect “my” kids. Even when I was scared, I needed to summon the strength and courage to make the smart decisions to keep them safe or teach them something worth knowing.
Be Brave! Be Strong! Bon Courage!
The setting for this statement is the bank of the river Jordan at the end of the journey for the children of Israel. Moses has led them up to this point but now Joshua will take over as their leader. Tradition and scripture tell us that Moses first said this to the entire entourage
At the bottom line, Jesus is saying this: you don’t need to prove to the world you’re a praying person by making a spectacle of yourself. They’ll know soon enough whether or not you’ve prayed by the way you act when you get done praying.
When we are so fed and sustained by God, we want to share this “special food.”
Isn’t this the lesson we try to teach our kids – don’t hit back, share, be kind. Do we also teach them that we shouldn’t let others take advantage of us? But where is that line? What is the lesson of this lesson? I’m sure that like me you have heard these verse
Peter’s failure wasn’t final and our failure doesn’t have to be either.
When I read the scripture passage from today I can’t help but think about and sing to myself
the beloved Sunday School song, “This Little Light of Mine.” Here is a link to a fun video of this
song: “This Little Light Of Mine” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKkbIZtqhyQ) (I promise if you watch this video your spirits will be lifted!)
Peter’s failure wasn’t final and our failure doesn’t have to be either.
Again and again throughout history, deep and enduring trials seem to have a strange and beautiful way of swelling the waves of worship
