I remember when the priest in the church that I go to left. 

This was two years ago (when I was in year 11).

He was giving a sermon and decided to throw tennis balls into the mix.

He wrote words on them such as love, courage and hope. 

And said something like, what you need most of all will come to you. (Metaphorically as in the words written on the ball). 

Then he started to throw tennis balls - neglecting health and safety. 

It was rather cool and peculiar. A bunch of neon green balls were flying around the church. 

The word I got was courage. 

I thought, hmmm, courage. Why would I need courage?

I thought perhaps hope would be more fitting giving that at the time, I was drowning and struggling to breath - metaphorically - and it was dark and I was unhappy. 

It is pretty cool being able to think in hindsight. 

Thinking about it now, I did need courage, a lot more than I needed hope. 

It's really great that God gives us things that we do not ask for, but need. 

Things that we do not really consider or things that we take for granted.