By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing - The phrase, “take courage,” contains within it the future, but not simply a neutral future, that of “the yet” still to be lived. Rather, it looks to a future that will be fraught with challenges, risks, and even dangers. In the face of these future menacing encounters, one must “take courage.” The Courage brewing company is not alone in urging one to “Take Courage.” God Himself, throughout the whole of the Old Testament, exhorts the Jewish people to “take courage.”