car accident or help those of us who are parents not fear the premature loss of our children. Even more generally, this belief frees us moment by moment from needing to be noticed, praised, or thanked whenever we do something worthwhile. How many of us are tempted to give up serving in a marriage or church or work setting because those we are serving do not give us enough credit? Believing the secret that “I am God-sufficient and it is enough to know that God is with me and loves me” gives us a remarkable