Don't Grow Weary in Doing Right

I'm a civil rights lawyer, and I deal constantly with systems that resist change. We win cases, create policy changes, and then watch the same injustices pop up in different forms. Paul's warning not to grow weary in doing what's right acknowledges the reality that righteousness can be exhausting.

There's a particular kind of fatigue that comes from fighting for what's right when progress is slow and setbacks are constant. You can believe in justice and still feel the weight of how little has changed. You can be winning individual battles while losing the larger war. That weariness is real.

But Paul's exhortation suggests it's not inevitable. There are ways to keep going, to maintain commitment to what's right even when you're tired. Community helps. Knowing others are also committed helps. Celebrating small victories helps. Remembering why it matters helps. Not from guilt or obligation, but from continued conviction that this work is worth the weariness.