discouragement. And He always does. The Word of God tells us not to get discouraged in the midst of the good we are doing (Galatians 6:9). Taking admonition like that to heart consistently is a powerful antidote to discouragement in life and ministry. Carry Somebody Else’s Burden Finally, in verses 16–23 we find something very interesting taking place: people helping people. Some people were carrying, some were guarding, some were building—and all with swords strapped on. They even stayed up all night