Nehemiah the Wall-Builder

Hears that Jerusalems walls are broken; weeps, fasts, prays, and asks the king; arrives, surveys at night, organizes by household; works with sword in one hand and trowel in the other; refuses to come down for distractions: I am doing a great work. Failure mode: None during the wall-building; later harsh reform. Restoration path: Weep before you plan; survey by night before you announce; refuse the meeting that pulls you off the work. Markers: hears of the breach; weeps before he organizes; prays before he asks; builds with one hand on the sword; refuses to come down for distractions