Take Courage

Sometimes, when we're facing a problem, it's good to acknowledge the resources we already have at hand. You can find courage to face challenges through assets you already possess: home, nature, and family. (Based in Deuteronomy 20:5-8)

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This was very powerful. Something that you said towards the end reminded me of a prayer by Rabbi Lionel Blue z"l, in the Forms of Prayer Siddur from the RSGB. "God, I come before you surrounded by the community in which I live. When I share my joy with them, it grows. When I share my sorrow with them, it lessens. May I not be too mean to give, nor too proud to receive, for in giving and receiving I discover You and begin to learn the meaning of life. Let me not separate myself from the true strength of the community, neither from the experience and wisdom of its elders nor the hope of its young, and the examples of care and courage which sustain me. Give me an open heart and an open mind to welcome those who need me, and to receive Your Presence in my daily life. I think of what we could be and of the harmony and friendship that could unite us. I think of our loneliness and of the friendship that could fill our lives. I think of the good we could do if we were one in spirit. I know that this is Your will and pray for Your help. May I and those around me find our joy together, and bless You for the power You gave us to help each other. Amen." (Forms of Prayer, 2008, p. 155)