courage

“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

judged

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Mathew 7:1-3

suffering

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” — Helen Keller

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.   I Peter 5:10

rejoice

Even when we cannot see the why and wherefore of God’s dealings, we know that there is love in and behind them, and so we can rejoice always. J.I. Packer

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again:Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all men. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5