I would have liked to have a long conversation with the French legend, Joan of Arc. She was a peasant girl who felt divinely guided to lead the French Army to victory against the English attempt to conquer France in the Hundred Years War. I would ask her how she had the courage to lead armies of men twice her age and get them to listen to her.
I want to know if she was told as a girl that she was capable of greatness, considering that she was born among the poor. How did she believe she could win wars and lead men? What were the lessons taught at home, in the church, or in school that helped her see herself as worthy of leadership? Was she ever told that women were too emotional to lead armies and participate in warfare?
I want to know if her parents let her learn to fight or allowed her to read books on battles, not limiting her as a female from understanding how to take up for herself? I would ask her about her relationship with God, and how cool it is to be canonized in the Roman Catholic Church, although it took until the twentieth century for that to happen?
Lastly, I would ask her what lessons she would give little girls today in America and around the world to increase their self-esteem and keep them from losing a sense of their value and worth at puberty. Every little girl should know about women as warriors, prophets, and leaders. Joan of Arc would serve as a wonderful example to little girls that they are more than pretty faces. Without a doubt, they can be leaders who win major battles to help the world be a better place for all of us.
The Fandango One Word Challenge prompt is Doubt.
Help from Heaven 
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