protect, and nourish life in every form and in every way possible. We learn loyal commitments through giving up when we should not have and letting go of something or someone when we should never have. We find that “marshaling our energies wisely” is good when we burn out too fast, fade too quickly, or give up before we reach the finish line. We learn to endure. We learn patience. We grow this sacred stuff within, and that is the righteousness the Bible speaks of. Henri Nouwen said, Hiddenness is