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To fight aloud is very brave 

To fight aloud, is very brave - 
But gallanter, I know
Who charge within the bosom
The Calvalry of Woe - 

Who win, and nations do not see - 
Who fall - and none observe - 
Whose dying eyes, no Country
Regards with patriot love - 

We trust, in plumed procession
For such, the Angels go -
Rank after Rank, with even feet -
And Uniforms of snow.

Emily Dickinson

Courage is not only about the bold and daring acts we see or hear about in the news or read about in novels - for most of us courage is wrestling with the anxieties and fears we feel within day by day. Such battles 'within the bosom' with the 'Cavalry of Woe' are hidden, and often silent - we are encouraged in our community of faith, though, to share these battles and support one another in our struggles in order that none need fight alone. 

Scripture

As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord[has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.      Colossians 3.12-15

 

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Artwork - Inner Conflict, William Russell Nowicki, shareable version found here