“Courage, especially in the face of adversity is a wonderful thing.
“Most of us however have little courage or ever show it.
“For most of us we live in dread and fear and to make major steps in our lives, to make a move into the unknown and get ourselves out of a situation that makes us so miserable, is at times almost impossible.
“It is usually when we are at our wits end that we find we have no other choice, that there really is no other option open to us, that we take our fear in our hands and courage for the first time reveals itself.
“We are then changed for life, because when true courage is shown, usually what seems the impossible is achieved.
“It is only then that we release ourselves to the Higher Power and we say, Well, I have nothing more now to loose. I might as well go for it” and go for it they usually do.
“It is then, once they jump into the unknown or take a leap of faith over the precipice, that lifesaving chances occur and they are always rewarded for that courage.
“Sometimes it takes a very long time for that courage to slowly build up – for others in times of war, it is an instant decision.
“One thing is sure. In that moment, that defining moment, something within that person changes and the fear that they had been living with looses all hold on that individual and even the unknown seems less frightening to where they have just been.
“Many acts of courage happen daily all around us.
“The person who against all the odds goes in to save another human being with no thought of their own life, just the instant need to do what is right at that time.
“People during World Wars helped one another not knowing whether they would survive another day and be killed, but did their job to continue with all mayhem around them.
“Pregnant mothers, seriously ill, will keep going so that their unborn child might grow to live, yet through their own illness their own life is put in jeopardy.
“Fire-fighters every day show immense courage to save families from burning collapsing buildings.
“Also, in the case of the Twin Towers in America 9/11, so many of the emergency services perished by showing courage through great adversity in order to save lives.
“None of us will ever know what circumstances we will have to face in our lives, but it is sure courage on some level or other will come to the fore.
“It is then that we put our faith and trust in a Higher Power to steer us through and bring us to the other side on safe ground once again where we rest for a while, recover our mental and physical strength and are shown the way to our personal salvation.
“People every day face life changing surgery – heart operations, cancer surgery.
“All at one time or another will, at some point, pray that their lives be spared and that they can come through it, either for themselves to start again or for a second chance, so that they can remain longer on this Earth with their families.
“Courage, as they often face death in the face, has a profound effect to them – their lives never the same again.
“Fear has no longer the same bearing for then as it once did before. They do not dread it in the same way.
“Terminally ill children show exceptional courage and we can learn through them and their humility shines through, giving such a profound experience and humbling effect.
“It is at times of great courage that our inner strength shines through, a special awareness that no matter what the problem on some level we will be taken care of, our life is not in vain.
“It takes on a greater meaning and we do not take situations in our life for granted ever again.
“Life itself is precious and we must try to realise this. Everything else is secondary.
“We must learn to make the most of what we have and to appreciate every day we are alive, for we will never know what situation we will next be facing and how will out inner strength hold up to the test.
“Will our courage hold up or will we go under because we are weak willed?
“To face courage at a time when all is stacked against us is to know ‘God’ at that moment and to surrender ourselves to ‘His’ mighty power.
“Miracles do happen when true courage is shown and a greater understanding in that incident occurs and we know whatever happens we will be saved.
“Even in death when courage reaches its peak, salvation by ‘God’ is given in that moment and we know we are finally at peace in ‘His’ loving arms – saved for all time.”
Jenny Ayers
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