The word courage she reminds us comes from the Latin, Coeur meaning heart. Being courageous means sharing who you are with all. Brown classified bravery as having four key elements, the first being vulnerability, closely followed by clarity of value, trust and rising skills.

: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.

+ 1 Corinthians 16:13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. + Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.

“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.” This powerful scripture reminds us that God is with us wherever we go and whatever we do.

1. Cowardly, timid, timorous refer to a lack of courage or self-confidence. Timid means lacking in boldness or self-confidence even when there is no danger present: a timid person who stood in the way of his own advancement.

Acting bravely generally makes us feel good because it involves mastering our emotions. We all feel frightened of something – bravery is getting over and overcoming that fear to do something anyway. Bravery is about being ok with tolerating uncertainty.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

You can’t be brave without fear. If you weren’t afraid, you wouldn’t have to be brave. Being afraid is part of being human. There have been so many times these last almost four years that I have been so very afraid—hands shaking, heart palpitating, I-don’t-think-I-can-do-this afraid.