“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place:  but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed:  and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”    Esther 4:14

“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day:  I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law:  and if I perish, I perish.”       Esther 4:16

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them:  for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with Thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”    Deuteronomy 31:6

“Wait on the Lord:  be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart:  wait, I say, on the Lord.”      Psalm 27:14

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”     Proverbs 3:5-6

“Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.”   Psalm 31:24

“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle, which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.”              ~ E.E. Cummings

“It takes courage to stand.  The grins of mockery, the censorship of ridicule, and the loss of popularity can make cowards out of otherwise valiant people.  Some can face guns easier than they can face grins.

Cultivate courage by devotion to conscientious principles, commitment to duty, assessment of what really counts in the end, and trust in God for help and power.

Stick with honor.  Let the opposition strike; and when they are gone, truth and right shall still be living.”     ~ Leroy Brownlow

“It’s easy to stand with the crowd.  It takes courage to stand alone.”        ~ Unknown

Eileen Light