Courage Can Save Us
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Settle in with your mug. Did anyone in your family or circle serve in the military or in public service, and did that person come to mind while you read?
Where were you, and what were you sipping, when you read the part of this book that stayed with you most? What made that moment feel right for it?
The book gathers people from both parties under one roof. How did it feel to read stories where political labels mattered less than character? Was it a relief, a surprise, or something else?
Many of these people learned to rely on others while serving. Who has had your back in your own life, and what did it feel like to be trusted that way?
Courage here is often quiet, like showing up, keeping a promise, or reaching across a divide. What's a small, everyday act of courage you've seen or done that no one applauded?
Which profile left you feeling warmest or most hopeful, and what was it about that person's story that softened something in you?
By the last page, did your feelings about public life and the people who choose it change at all? What would you want to say to someone who has given up hope in it?
The title makes a promise that courage can save us. After spending time with these stories, where do you feel that promise in your own community, your family, or yourself?