When the gap between the suffering we witness and our capacity to respond become overwhelming and unbearable it is time to pause – both as individuals and as a community.  Compassion fatigue is a kind of moral injury.  It is crucial to name it honestly rather than push through with gritted teeth before unacknowledged fatigue hardens into cynicism or burnout.  How do we give ourselves permission to rest when needed?  How do we recharge the “batteries” on which our compassion depends for insight and action?