The exhaustion caused by constantly loving, giving, serving, and sacrificing—especially coupled with feeling alone, resentful, and hurt—erodes a Christian leader’s ability to cope with life. Some call it compassion fatigue and compare it with combat fatigue. Beginning with the Civil War and then much more in World War I, doctors realized that the strain of battle seriously affected soldiers’ competence. Many had to be taken to hospitals to recuperate even though they hadn’t suffered a scratch. The