I want to thank you all for your personal sacrifices in allowing your husbands to ride. I know your husbands may not feel comfortable leaving you all alone so that they can go minister to others, but really, as a couple, your teamwork and corporate sacrifice are surely tallied in heaven and you both are doing your part to participate in this world of need.
While your husbands are putting on stretchy pants in the darkness, and preparing to brave the frigid air and dangerous roads in order to be obedient to Gods call on their lives, it is not without recognition that you also may bear some of the burden. Getting the kids ready, making breakfast and preparing for the day while your husband slaves away on his bicycle I realize is no easy task either. But you are blessed for your commitment to sharing your husbands with the rest of those who are truly blessed by your ministry in this regard.
You see since riding with your husband, many of us have become much better husbands, constantly sharing with one another on the road how wonderful you all are. Often times we have to bully our way into the conversation to share the special things that make you you. You know, it’s the little things we hear about, how diligent, how patient, how constant in your affections and willingness to be rejected and scorned that others might receive love.
So the next time your husband is shaving his legs, or putting on an awkwardly tight fitting pair of spandex shorts and walking around the house looking for those special socks, and you are tempted to feel sorry for him and admire his commitment to others, remember yourself, because without you, none of this would be possible.