Over the next few weeks, we are focusing on the virtue of fortitude. Particularly on the call to bravery.

There have been plenty of monumental challenges over the last decade. Next week we have the 10 year anniversary of the Earthquake. It's only been a few years since the mosque attacks... and then there is Covid! Life keeps throwing challenges. 

The events of the last decade have seen a huge increase in anxiety. Anxious parents and anxious children. The pandemic of anxiety may be a greater threat to humanity than Covid.

We need to continue to challenge our children to be brave in the face of adversity! We need to model it (which isn't always easy) and we need to encourage and expect it. And when we or they have doubts over our or their capabilities, we should call upon the Lord for strength.