{"id":306,"date":"2024-06-28T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mirrorofpatience\/?p=306"},"modified":"2024-07-09T12:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:09:50","slug":"with-a-fathers-heart-reflection-3-courage-and-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mirrorofpatience\/2024\/06\/with-a-fathers-heart-reflection-3-courage-and-work\/","title":{"rendered":"“With a Father’s Heart” Reflection Pt. 3 – Courage and Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

We\u2019ve arrived at part three of the reflection series on <\/span>Padris Corde<\/span><\/i> (With a Father\u2019s Heart). Here, I\u2019d like to highlight creative courage and work. In my <\/span>previous post<\/span><\/a>, I talked about how embracing challenges forges us into men because we take responsibility for the outcome. After we\u2019ve embraced a challenge, how do we navigate it? How do we navigate challenges in family life and in the workplace?<\/span><\/p>\n

Creative Courage<\/b><\/p>\n

In <\/span>Padris Corde<\/span><\/i>, Pope Francis speaks of creative courage. Creative courage refers to how one deals with difficult situations. Certainly in difficult situations, the rationale is to get out of the it, yet there are different ways to go about it. Pope Francis goes on to say in these moments, we realize we have more resources than we think we had. I think about 2020, at the start of the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pandemic forced us to rethink the way we interact with each other. Anastasiia Chepinska\/Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n***
** When we were in lockdown, human interaction was compromised. People needed to be creative with how to connect with family and friends. Video conferencing platforms like Zoom took off. People leaned on creative courage to experience aspects of life in new, unique ways. Family get-togethers consisted of Zoom group chats. School graduations were celebrated by parading through neighborhoods in cars. Weddings were witnessed by live stream. Whatever the case, a pandemic could not stop people from finding ways to connect. <\/span>Pope Francis notes that this is precisely the type of \u201cgood news\u201d that needs to be communicated more in the world, that despite all the sadness, anger and uncertainty that exists, God always finds ways to bring about goodness. <\/span><\/p>\n
** ***St. Joseph is often\u00a0 invoked by the poor and marginalized. Pope Francis writes, \u201cConsequently, every poor, needy, suffering or dying person, every stranger, every prisoner, every infirm person is \u201cthe child\u201d whom Joseph continues to protect.\u201d How do we foster creative courage for those under our care or those we encounter on the street? Perhaps it\u2019s receiving them as a person of dignity, offering them our time.<\/span><\/p>\n

How are you being a St. Joseph to others? Marcos Paulo Prado\/Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n***
** Work<\/b><\/p>\n
** ***What amazes me about St. Joseph is how down to earth he was. I remember a powerful quote by St. Josemaria Escriva about St. Joseph:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis greatest male Saint ever lived was not a deacon, not a priest, not a bishop, not a pope, not a hermit, not a monk\u2026he was a husband, father, and a worker.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n***
** ***No matter what we do for a living, our work, if offered for God\u2019s glory, can bring about the Kingdom of God. In <\/span>Padris Corde,<\/span><\/i> Pope Francis writes, \u201cwork is a means of participating in the work of salvation, an opportunity to hasten the coming of the Kingdom, to develop our talents, and to put them at the service of society and fraternal communion.\u201d How many of us approach our work this way?<\/span><\/p>\n

An <\/span>article<\/span><\/a> from Inc. magazine noted the results from a recent survey by PwC, a leading professional services firm, which received responses from 56,000 workers globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt found that about 28 percent \u2013 between one in four and one in three -people surveyed <\/span>admitted they were \u2018very\u2019 or \u2018extremely likely\u2019 to quit their current company during the next 12 months. The equivalent figure for last year was 26 percent, and in 2022 it was just 19 percent.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This made me think of the Great Resignation a couple years ago. With the continued rise of AI and the fear of it taking the place of certain jobs, I can see why the statistics are so shocking!<\/span><\/p>\n

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** Pray to St. Joseph that he can help sanctify your work.\u00a0Karl Raymund Catabas\/ Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
** St. Joseph the Worker can intercede for us when it comes to the dignity of work. Pope Francis in <\/span>Padris Corde <\/span><\/i>notes, \u201cIt [work] becomes an opportunity, for fulfillment not only of oneself, but also of that primary cell of society, which is the family.\u201d We have a role to play outside of what we do in the workplace. St. Joseph reminds us that we are called to sanctify the world, to be a leaven in our workplace. Pope Francis continues, \u201cWorking persons, whatever their job may be, are cooperating with God himself, and in some way become creators of the world around.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
** How are we being a witness to St. Joseph in our workplace? Are we someone that people can come to? Are we someone that models the virtues found in Joseph such as patience, creativity, or courage? I invite you to think about how you situate yourself in the world, particularly in your family and in your community.<\/span><\/p>\n
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