Life is built around devising avoidance strategies, for our human nature recoils from accepting responsibility (Gen. 3:12). A simple study of Jesus reveals He accepted unjust accusations, all based on lies (Matt. 27:12–14). His silence, prophesied by Isaiah seven hundred years earlier, invites us to consider letting go of our anxiety about our reputation (Isa. 53:1–9). Personal responsibility starts with an honest appraisal of oneself.