If you have faith, no explanation is necessary.
If you do not have faith, no explanation is possible.
I burn in the sun every day on the roofs of office buildings because my company's customers require it. I don't ever recall seeing any elite types up there with me or the other techs I work with. They weren't with me or any of the roughnecks I worked with when I was in the oil patch. That fact alone makes a tough, dirty job much easier to take!