Take heart

Courage: from Middle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart’.*

Courage springs hope into action
Courage breathes love into life
Looks into fear, discouragement, danger
And does not look away.

Courage is passed hope to hope
Flaring then dancing its glow
Spreads light and warmth into the darkness
To change and be changed.

Courage does not act alone
Courage joins hands with God
The God of Encouragement goes with us
Is already there.

Take heart.


Ruth Sims (2017)

• origin of courage from Oxford Languages https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/