Courage is a spiritual quality. Its basis is realization of the allness of God, good; for spiritualized consciousness reflects true courage in thought, word, and deed, in thinking, speaking, and acting. Christian Scientists are fearlessly courageous and wise in proportion to their realization of the nothingness of evil and the omnipotence and omnipresence of God, who is Love. The beloved disciple voices this understanding when he asserts with loving confidence, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear."
It is necessary, then, to recognize courage as a divinely mental quality, never physical. Spiritual courage is associated with such qualities of character as firmness, gentleness, strength, patience, humility, love.
Who has not experienced the courage required in the maintenance of silence on occasions when accusation, misunderstanding, or other forms of discordant belief threaten to disrupt harmony between individuals or groups—silence during which realization of the oneness of the divine Mind accomplishes healing? Jesus proved before Pilate that the Christ, Truth, need not always be voiced to be effective.
