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Wednesday‘s Word
COURAGE
“To have courage for whatever comes in life –
everything lies in that.” St Teresa of Avila
What did the blind man do when the people told him to stop calling for Jesus? In this Sunday’s
Gospel, by continuing to call on Jesus, the blind man showed courage. Ask your child what
the word ‘courage’ means to them. When was the last time they needed courage? Have they
ever needed the courage to: go somewhere new or try something new; tell the truth; admit a
mistake; stand up for someone; speak up for something that was right; resist peer pressure or
go against the crowd and say that something was wrong? Is there anything they are afraid of
right now? Who do they know who has shown or shows ‘courage’?
“Be brave. Let us learn to face moments of difficulty with courage,
certain that the Lord never fails to give his support.” Pope Francis
The word ‘courage’ comes from the Latin word for ‘heart’ and it basically means that you
are brave. Courage is a gift of the Holy Spirit – it makes us strong. Putting our faith in Jesus
and his teachings gives us the courage to do the right thing. We can try to remember this
Sunday’s Gospel and ask Jesus to help us whenever we need courage. How can we have more
courage? Perhaps we can: pray to God for more courage; support and encourage each other
always to do what we know to be right – even if we are afraid.
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Dear Lord Jesus, please give us the courage always to do and say what
is right and to remember that we can always put our faith in you. Amen.
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So _ _ _ _ said to the _ _ _ _ _ man, “Have
_ _ _ _ _ _ _! Get up! Jesus is calling _ _ _ .”
Most of us require courage at some
time in our lives. Courage helps us to do
many great things; to resist temptations,
to overcome obstacles and to face our
fears when we have followed what is good.
This week I will try my best to ...
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