Dear Believer,
There is a version of courage the world often celebrates.
Be strong.
Handle it yourself.
Don't let anyone see you struggle.
Keep going.
And sometimes, without realizing it, we begin to believe that being courageous means needing no one.
But Scripture tells a very different story.
Sometimes the bravest words we can say are:
“I need help.”
📖 This Week's Scripture
“Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10
There is something deeply comforting about those words.
They don't say that faithful people never fall.
They assume that sometimes we will.
And when we do, God never intended for us to always get back up alone.
Even Moses Needed Someone Beside Him
There's a beautiful moment in Exodus 17.
Israel is in battle, and as long as Moses keeps his hands raised, Israel is prevailing.
But eventually, Moses grows tired.
His arms begin to fall.
So Aaron and Hur come beside him.
They give him a place to sit.
And then, one on each side, they hold his hands up.
Moses was leading.
Moses had faith.
Moses had been chosen by God.
And still—
Moses got tired.
God's answer wasn't to shame him for being exhausted.
He gave him people to help carry what had become too heavy.
Maybe courage sometimes looks exactly like that.
Not finding more strength within ourselves.
But allowing someone else to stand beside us when ours runs low.
You Don't Have to Carry Everything
Some of us are very good at being the strong one.
The person everyone calls.
The one who figures things out.
The one who keeps the family moving.
The one who says:
“I'm fine.”
Even when we're not.
There is strength in being dependable.
But there can also be courage in allowing yourself to be supported.
Maybe you need someone's prayer.
Someone's advice.
Someone to listen without fixing anything.
Someone to sit beside you while life feels uncertain.
Or perhaps you simply need to tell God:
“I can't carry this by myself anymore.”
That isn't failure.
That's honesty.
And sometimes honesty is where courage begins.
Look Around You
There's another side to this lesson.
Maybe today you're Aaron or Hur.
Maybe someone near you is tired.
They haven't asked for help.
They may even insist they're okay.
But perhaps God is inviting you to notice.
Send the message.
Make the phone call.
Bring the meal.
Say the prayer.
Sit beside them.
You don't always have to solve someone's problem to help carry it.
Sometimes your presence is enough to say:
“You don't have to do this part alone.”
One Question for This Week
As we close our month of Courage, ask yourself:
Where am I trying to be strong alone?
Maybe courage this week isn't another big step.
Maybe it's letting someone in.
Asking for prayer.
Accepting help.
Or admitting that you're tired.
And perhaps somewhere else in your life, courage will look like noticing someone whose arms are beginning to fall—
and quietly helping them hold them up.
Until Next Sunday...
This month we've learned that courage doesn't mean the absence of fear.
Sometimes courage is taking the next step.
Sometimes it is waiting when we'd rather move.
And sometimes it is simply admitting:
“I can't do this alone.”
Thankfully, we were never asked to.
God gives us His presence.
And so often, He gives us one another.
May you walk into this week with courage—
not because you have enough strength for everything ahead,
but because you were never meant to carry everything by yourself.
With love,
Priscila & Gui
Guided by Cross
If this letter brought someone to mind, perhaps today is a good day to send it to them.
The Sunday Letter · Issue No. 013