Monday, August 12, 2002
Monday, August 12, 2002
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi,
as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great
opposition.
The dentist said, "You're quite a brave young man. Which tooth is it?"
The boy turned to his smaller friend and said, "Show him your tooth, Tommy."
A few ago in the Winter Olympics, we saw one of the US fleet speed skaters, Scott Jantsen,
slip and fall not once but on two different occasions. You won't find his name among the
medal winners. And you didn't see him on the victory platform. But he showed himself to be a
young man of great courage. For at one of the most trying times of his life (his sister had died
of leukemia hours earlier), he managed to bind up his spirit, lace up his skates, and carry the
banner of the United States into the speed skating competitions. In the closing ceremonies, it
was Scott Jantsen who led the U.S. procession.
There are still persons of courage in our world. But courage is only apparent in the face of
hardship. Most of us prefer comfort to courage. Maybe that's why there are fewer heroes
today.
(1 Thessalonians 2.2
NRSV)
Two small boys walked into the dentist's office. One of them said bravely. "I want a tooth
taken out and I don't want any gas, and I don't want it deadened because we're in a hurry!"
Dear Jesus, help me to be a hero with your courage. Amen.
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