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“NO ONE HAS LOVE GREATER THAN THIS” 179
Committees. Elders, never forget that by serving with a
willing spirit—spending your time, energy, and resources
shepherding the flock—you are showing self-sacrificing
love. (2 Corinthians 12:15) Your unselfish efforts are appreciated
not only by Jehovah but also by the congregation
you shepherd.—Philippians 2:29; Hebrews 6:10.
15 What, though, about the wives of elders—do not these
supportive women also make sacrifices so that their husbands
can take care of the flock? Surely it is a sacrifice for
a wife when her husband needs to devote to congregation
matters time that he might otherwise spend with his family.
Think, too, of the wives of traveling overseers and the
sacrifices they make to accompany their husbands from
congregation to congregation and from circuit to circuit.
They forgo having a home of their own and perhaps have
to sleep in a different bed each week. Wives who willingly
put the interests of the congregation ahead of their own
are to be commended for their generous expressions of
self-sacrificing love.—Philippians 2:3, 4.
16 How can we show self-sacrificing love in the family?
Parents, you make many sacrifices to provide for your
children and to bring them up “in the discipline and
mental-regulating of Jehovah.” (Ephesians 6:4) You may
have to work long hours at exhausting jobs just to put
food on the table and to be sure that your children have
adequate clothing and shelter. You would rather do with
less for yourself than see your children deprived of life’s
necessities. You also expend much effort to study with
your children, take them to Christian meetings, and work
15. (a) What are some of the sacrifices made by the wives of elders?
(b) How do you feel about the supportive wives who share their husbands
with your congregation?
16. Christian parents make what sacrifices for their children?