I want to make a New Year's prayer, not a resolution. I'm praying for courage.
-- Susan Sontag
Courage, it seems to me, is as much about how you face the unknown as it is about dealing with something bad or that you are afraid of.
As we do the annual turn from a healthy reflection on what all the last year gave to us, after all was said and done, to looking at what is ahead (especially what is unknown about it), we have such a unique opportunity. To walk towards it with a sense of anticipation, buoyed by a kind of faith, rather than disabling fear about what might have to change.
A lot changed over the last year, didn't it? Why would we expect to not do it again? Could we have the courage to ask God to give us what we need...again this year?
