When was the last time the battles for a moral choice you made caused you some significant pain in some way?
“God knows that
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
And the walls come tumbling down.”
Joshua Fit the Battles at Jericho – Mahalia Jackson (2:08)
Robert F. Kennedy Brief Bio (3:54)
Courage & Resilience Guided Meditation (3:04)
FEROCIOUS FEARLESSNESS IN THE BATTLES FOR OUR SOUL –
“Telling the truth
is a brave act, but
with our faith and trust
in the God of our under-
standing, we find the cour-
age we need to be searching
and fearless. With our cour-
age, we are able to put on
paper those things we
thought we’d never
tell.” (It Works, How
& Why, p. 27)
SCALING THE MEGA WALLS OF EGO –
“As soon as he
begins to be more
objective, the newcomer
can fearlessly, rather than
fearfully, look at his own de-
fects.” “The problem is to help
them discover a chink in the
walls their ego has built,
through which the light
of reason can shine.”
(12 & 12, p. 46)
“Moral courage
is a rarer commodity
than bravery in battle or
great intelligence. Yet is
the one essential, vital qual-
ity for those who seek to
change a world which
yields most painful-
ly to change.”
– Robert F. Kennedy (1925 – 1968) U.S. President
Battle of Jericho
by Hugh Laurie
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
Jericho Jericho
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
And the walls come tumbling down
God knows that
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
Jericho Jericho
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
And the walls come tumbling down
Good morning Sister Mary
Good morning brother john
Well I wanna stop and talk with you
Wanna tell you how I come along
I know you’ve heard about Joshua
He was the son of nun
He never stopped his work until
Until the work was done
God knows that
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
Jericho Jericho
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho
And the walls come tumbling down
You may talk about your men of Gideon
You may brag about your men of Saul
There’s none like good old Joshua
At the battles of Jericho
Up to the walls of Jericho
He marched…
Comments
4 responses to ““Moral Courage is a Rarer Commodity than Bravery in Battle” – Step 4”
Fearless and thorough…daily mantra. Gratefully
Moral courage. I search most deeply to find the moral courage to see “my part in it,” and thereby look honestly at my character defects. I sometimes (often?) choose unconsciously to turn a blind eye to my character defects; unfortunately, this can hurt my relationships with myself, my Higher Power, and with others. I have to keep reminding myself that my Higher Power loves me – warts and all. Stay blessed and beautiful.
I had an ex-friend who I believe is still deep in a meth-addiction. He was texting me photos of buildings and signs and odd statements. As if he is living in an alternate universe, so he was clearly mentally ill. I texted him asking that he stop sending me messages. He responded telling me to f*** off and he would see me in hell. Considering I lent him $2000 to try to save his house a couple years ago he is very ungrateful. I had cut him off about a year ago. This was all very painful because I lost a close friend, and $2000. But this was his doing, not mine. Se la vie…
Ending my last relationship. I feel becoming sober is a moral choice for me. I think I may lose some good friends over it which saddens me. These are people I had a real connection with besides the fact we usually drank when together.