A life of courage is more caught than taught 
It starts with a love that can’t be faked or bought 
This life might hold suffering, grief, and much pain 
For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain

This kind of love I can’t produce on my own
You freely release it from Your mercy throne
A love most holy from heaven will descend
Its overflow to others I pledge to extend

This is my prayer that my love freely abounds
Then I will rescue those trapped in sins bounds
This will take courage to stand firm and contend
A crown is for those who will love till the end

Debbie Furey
February 24, 2024

Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Acts 4:13 – “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 – “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.”

Revelation 21:8 – “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters, and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Joshua 1
Philippians 1:19-30
Romans 5:1-8