Name Your Courageous Moments
A Reflection by Christine Jurisich
This month’s theme, “Pause and Practice” is an invitation to reflect on your growth. Each Sunday throughout this month we will offer a practice you can use to help you unearth the still voice of God calling you to a deeper wholeness.
Last week, I wrote:
Growth requires intentionality and commitment. It also requires making choices and setting boundaries with yourself and others. All of these choices require thought, intentionality, discipline, or courage. It is important to recognize and honor that.
It can take a lot of courage to make choices and grow. This week, I invite you to name your most courageous moments. How may that help you find the courage to make choices in your growth journey?
In the book, “Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope,” Joan Chittister, OSB writes, Courage is not nearly so rare a quality as we sometimes like to think it is. We forgive ourselves the responsibility to muster it on the grounds that it is the unwonted virtue of unusual people in momentous circumstances. The truth is that courage is what carries simple people through an average day. It is not an action; it is an attitude.
Life is full of struggle. When you look back at the way God’s Grace was there for you in the past (even if you did not notice it at the time), you realize you can survive challenges in the present.
After you write your list, ask yourself:
Which moments were the most difficult and why?
In what ways did you have (or not have) a sense of God during those times?
What gifts did you discover in each of your courageous moments? (e.g. friendship, lessons learned, hope, self-esteem)
Is there an insight you can take away that will help you with a current issue?
Blessings on your journey towards courage.
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