
| the quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face
difficulty, danger, pain, etc., with firmness and without fear; bravery;
to act in accordance with one's beliefs, esp. in spite of criticism;
fearlessness; fortitude; spirit; heroism, bravery; valor; courage permits
one to face extreme dangers and difficulties without fear
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Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Psalm 56:11
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 43:2
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of
my righteousness.
Jeremiah 32:27
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
John 10:27-29
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:37-39
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Biblical Examples of Courage:
Gideon - Judges 7:7-23
Deborah - Judges 4
Jonathan - I Samuel 14
David - I Samuel 17:32-50
Esther - Eshter 4:8, 16
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego - Daneil 3:16-18
Daniel - Daniel 6:10-22

Jack and the Beanstalk
Andrew Lang
Hansel and Gretel
Grimm
Chanticleer and Partlet
Lang
An Appeal from the Alamo
Travis
Northwest Passage
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Courage
Author Unknown
The Mice in Council
Aesop
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Patrick Henry
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost

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