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IAmMyBrothersKeeper

**2Stories...OneofCowardiceandoneofCourage

A Story of Cowardice...

Oneofmyclosestfriendsisatravelingmusician.WegrewuptogetherinSugarLandandhavebeenclosefriendsforovertenyears.Wehaveseeneachotherthrewmanyhappy

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Thesethreecloselyrelatedwordsformatriadofdifferentaspectsthattogetherprovidea

robustunderstandingofwhatcourageis.OYencourageisexpressedinwordpicturesofbaZle,

conflict,orcrisis(insertWilliamWallacecliphere),sothatacourageousmanistheonewhowill

faceanopponentevenifvictorylooksbleak.

Butwhataboutthekindofcouragetostandupforwhatyoubelieveisrightortospeaktruthin

lovetosomeonewhoneedstohearsomethingdifficult?Ortocalloutafriendtotellthemthat

theirlifedoesnotresemblethefaiththattheyprofess?

Todaysdevo

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James5:16

[16]Therefore,confessyoursinstooneanotherandprayforoneanother,thatyoumaybe

healed.Theprayerofarighteouspersonhasgreatpowerasitisworking.

2Corinthians7:113 [7:1]Sincewehavethesepromises,beloved,letuscleanseourselvesfromevery

defilementofbodyandspirit,bringingholinesstocomple

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