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)