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Take a stand with moral courage
I had an experience recently on a small scale that gave me a better understanding of moral courage. I was working with a group of people on a project. One of the individuals had a very strong personality and seemed to be forcing her ideas on everyone else. This bothered me, and at one point I spoke up in a way that exhibited animal courage.
Immediately on the heels of this outburst the thought came: This is not the way to solve this problem, moral courage is the way. This idea felt like such a blessing. It was a gentle rebuke, like a parent to a child who has strayed down the wrong path. My thought changed completely. I apologized and we moved forward, but this time I could listen to her ideas with a greater sense of peace and dominion. I could hear the good being expressed and separate it from the forceful attitude.
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January 9, 2012 issue
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Letters
Susan S. Collins, Tempie Stahlin, Jim Keel
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A pledge for healing answers
Jenny Nelles, Staff Editor
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Listening and bridge-building
Anna Bowness-Park
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A spiritual defense against bullying
Lois Carlson
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When your best friends bully you
Name withheld
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How a seagull taught me to 'see more'
By Caroline Martin
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'You look just like your...'
Nancy Robison
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Snowed in – and safe
By Pamela Joy Concar
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Keep the change
By Cyrus Njagi Muriithi
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Resolving conflict – beyond lawyers
Viktor Theiss
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My summer travels to Turkey
By Isabel Jamerson
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The foundation of Church
By Cathryn Anderson
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A healing light in my life
Grace Njuakom
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Take a stand with moral courage
Martha Sarvis
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Life is living you
By Karen Bailey
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Cut finger quickly healed
Mary McCullagh Reu
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Healed of menstrual discomfort
Poonam Likhi
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Suicidal thoughts overcome through prayer
Jeffrey Parikesit
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Safety from threats large and small
The Editors