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She heard all his stories and
laughed at all his jokes.
She listened to every sermon
Which he ever spoke.
She took care of their children
All alone in the pew.
As she listened to her husband
Proclaim the good news.
She saw him in tears as
on his knees he did pray,
For those that were lost
and traveling the broad way.
She stood at his side
as he comforted the ill
Trying to fill their day
with a little hope and goodwill.
She cared for their household
as he traveled about,
For days at a time preaching
to the lost and in doubt.
She saw him attacked
from various foe,
She helped him to stand
despite all the woe.
Alone in her room she
thanked God for her life,
Because He allowed
her to be a preacher’s wife.
Tim Hester
West Avenue church of Christ
Crossville, TN