And allowing others to do the same!
Prayer for
Courage May 2, 2019
Good God, your creation speaks to us directly about your own
courage. You, while knowing the risks,
created us human beings in freedom. We
humans so often are not like loving children who make their parents proud. And
yet your courage in creating us as free persons allows the very possibility of
heroic courage among us.
We learn about courage
from your son Jesus Christ and from your prophetic men and women down to our own day. Their courage is like your courage.
They assert what is right and
just. They are not impulsive but
carefully discern what must be done. They
will not let the possibilities of failure stand in the way of difficult
missions.
Your life, good God, is also humble in that you offer even
to us all that is good in order to raise us up to you who are not only
exalted but one who shares your strength with us. Help us be like you, God, who is courageous
enough to give yourself away to us so that we might share in your life.
So, God, we pray for the ability to act with your practical courage. Protect us from the dangers of pride. Help us read the signs of the times and discern with others what is your good. Help us on our journey of life to be like you and take the risk of giving away our own strengths and opportunities in order to build up others and give them a greater share in the good you have shared with us
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