1 Corinthians 12:24b-26
But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior member, 25 that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.
Our ride to Santa Barbara began with light cloud cover and cool weather not typical of the city of Lompoc. With the words of our scripture reading fresh in our minds, we started out on the first climb of the day. The climb was shallow, but very lengthy. This is the kind of terrain that can often be deceptively challenging. All of the members must work together as one body, suffering and rejoicing alongside each other. As we reached the apex of this 17 mile climb, a merciful section of downhill awaited us. By the time we reached the first water stop at the bottom of the hill, any memory of cold weather had long burned away. Morale was high, and we continued on to our next stop, Golita. The freeway moves back out to the coast at this point, and the ocean is simply beautiful. When we finally reached our destination everyone was filled with accomplishment and we all celebrated my 18th birthday at the hotel. Overall it was a blessed day of riding and a great time of fellowship. Ross-
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