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Saturday, February 4, 2012

A divine mandate

Photo of WillowHill Springs Farm
by Ellen Strickler

"The divine mandate to use the world justly and charitably, then,
defines every person's moral predicament as that of a steward.
But this predicament is hopeless and meaningless
unless it produces an appropriate discipline:
stewardship.
And stewardship is hopeless and meaningless
unless it involves long-term courage, perseverance, devotion, and skill."


                                                                              -- Wendell Berry
The Gift of The Good Land (1979)

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