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Passage about bravery/courage/strength

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LittleMG · 29/01/2023 19:46

I hope it’s ok to post here, I did try to find the most suitable forum…
my little boy is having his christening/naming ceremony this year and Im looking for something secular, passage from a book for a reading at the non religious part of the ceremony. My son will be 14 months old when we have the celebration. He suffered a brain bleed due to trauma at birth and now has cerebral palsy. He was very ill and many of our guests will know how touch and go it was. I want something to highlight how brave he is, he’s such a lovely happy baby, he’s got a really strong personality and is unstoppable. He has come so so far! Can anyone think of any book passages that would really suit the occasion? I’ve had a few ideas but nothing quite right… Thanks I’m advance!

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NellietheNumpty · 29/01/2023 19:47

Psalm 23 sounds spot on.

LittleMG · 29/01/2023 20:17

NellietheNumpty · 29/01/2023 19:47

Psalm 23 sounds spot on.

Oh thank you x I am looking for something non secular for my in laws, sorry original post said secular, how stupid of me!! We are having him christened but my in laws don’t agree with christenings so we are having a non religious naming ceremony afterwards. X

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LittleMG · 29/01/2023 20:17

Sorry non-religious passages please 🤦‍♀️

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Meduse · 29/01/2023 21:40

Would a bit from Winnie the Pooh with the quote “you are braver than you believe,stronger than you seem,and smarter than you think “ be suitable?Or,an extract from Dr Seuss “ Oh the places you’ll go”?

BrownOwlknowsbest · 02/02/2023 22:13

Here are a couple of things I like, but if you search for poems on courage, or readings for naming ceremonies, there are loads out there.

‘Welcome’ (Anon)

Welcome to sunlight
Welcome to the soft rain on your face
Welcome to the rush of the wind
Welcome to the hush of the sea
Welcome to much joy and a little sorrow
Welcome to birdsong
Welcome to music and laughter
Welcome to the leaves on the tree
Welcome to the miracle of words
Welcome to the whispering of rivers
Welcome to dreaming
Welcome to everything you can see and name
Welcome to your mother’s care
Welcome to your father’s smile
Welcome to the love of all here
Welcome to the world

Don’t Quit
by John Greenleaf Whittier

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a failure comes about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow —
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out —
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit —
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

TreesAtSea · 03/02/2023 17:25

@BrownOwlknowsbest That "Welcome" one is just beautiful!

ForestLilac · 03/02/2023 17:40

Anything from Desiderata by Max Ehrmann?

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

ForestLilac · 03/02/2023 17:41

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