The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-13
LYNN Il. TSCHUDY
Worse Than Lions

lIgion was often put TO severe
tests. On one notable occasion.
while the Jews were in exile in
Babylon a young man by the
name OF Daniel was put 10 a
SrNprr test. and later was re
wardcd by King Nebuchadnez-
7ar Later the Babylonian en-
pre- fell without struggle 10
the Persian armies, and again
Daniel was subjected TO an even
greater threat. He, along with
others, had been commanded
that there was TO be total abb
stinence from prayer for thirty
days. or face death in a den Of
lclS. Daniel felt that II would
be more dangerous 10 give up
his prayer TO God three times
daily, than TO be sentenced to q
lIons den.
We are too anxious TO make
quite meaningless comment,
such as, Our spirits are being
tested severely in our own day -
We have a spiritual life, even
though It may be sadly neglect
cd i'm many instances That in
itself admits a test of some sort
especially if our spiritual life
has become weaker through the
past year or so II could be that
we have ceased our prayer fel
lowship with God, not fearing
or thinking of the possible con-
sequences No one commanded
us TO cease our praying, but VIC
have manufactured so many
new things in that time Of test
ing, that II is quite natural for
many Of us TO manufacture ex-
CuScs and alibiS.
That is recklcssncss. We have
lost our true Christian courage
We have failed TO keep in mind
/ the consequences of our neglect
/ Of religion and religious habits
We have lost our courage, be-
cause we have no fear Of the
danger that Will come TO our
children through our neglect OF
worship and righteous living
Courage is not born out Of Z
personal fear Of danger, but il
is born out Of a fear Of the dan
ger that may come 10 others We
love, That is courage.
Courage. like Daniels, comes
out of carefulncSs, not out Of
carcleSSncss. Likewise it comes
as result Of reason, not as {
result Of instinct Furthermore
it is the umqucStionable accom-
panimcnt OF fcarlessncSs, never
docs courage ally itself witt
fear. We hear il said sometimes
that some folks were plenty
scared % when they seemed t.
demonstrate great courage. Such
action should rightly be called
rcckleSSncsS, certainly not cour-
age When a man or a woman
is free from fear, il does not
necessarily mean that they arc
free from personal fear, but
from fear of the safety Of 9TH
crS. Such freedom of fear al
lows for courage, at least cour.
age rs a requisite for the main
tenancc of such freedom of fear
Courage is based on the absence
Of personal fear, and is weight
ed with a dread for the safety
of others. There is no fear in
love. for perfect love caStcth out
fear.
A young husband was called
TO serve his country in the arm
ed forces, and one evening be-
fore he was 10 be indicted, his
Pastor met in his home with
himself and his wife. The young
man asked the clergyman this
question, What | want 10 know
is this. What will we young men
/ J like when we come out Of this
war, Will our morals and our
drea s and our hopes have
been shattered The answer
can do nothing else except re-
mind each Of us, that what will
be shattered, depends upon what
VIC arc determined TO have faith
in. II we are DESTROYS Of being
true TO the best, then our hopes.
our dreams, as well as our NOR
ais Will never be shattered.
However, if we become reckless,
and lose our courage, everything
may become shattered.
Daniel was not only a char
actcr in the Old Testament his
tory. He is a living spirit, re-
embodied in that w h ich is
. Christ like. We. today, need 10
be strong. in order that we may
i'm turn give strength TO others.
Faith and courage are indeed
contagious The difficulty with
us is that VIC are not anxious TO
expose other people 10 il, be-