Courage

What is courage?

Homeless people who sleep on cold wet sidewalks
Small children who go to bed hungry
Single parents who struggle to raise children
John Shelby Spong
Soldiers who give their lives to protect others
Teachers who care for and honor their students
Wealthy who give more because they have more
Jesus
People that take care of the planet instead of polluting it
Orphans and foster children
Corporations who put people before profits
Rosa Parks
Americans who work for strong gun control
Those who seek peace instead of war,
Humility instead of pride,
Empathy instead of self-interest
Mahatma Gandhi
Societies that take care of their citizens, especially the poor
Governments that seek to include not exclude,
Forgiveness
Those who face discrimination because of race, orientation or gender
Jimmy Carter
Honest public servants
Countries that take in immigrants not imprison them
Societies which make education free and accessible
LGBTQ
Mother Teresa
Religions that practice tolerance and inclusion instead of judgement
Those who speak kindness instead of hate
St. Francis of Assisi
Media that reports truth not propaganda
Conservation not consumption
Enemies who lay down their hate
Barack Obama

Those who seek justice not revenge

Confessors and absolvers
Love